Sydney train services cancelled as passengers endure another nightmare commute

Sydney train passengers have endured another nightmare commute to work with a shortage of staff seeing several major services cancelled this morning.

Some services from Liverpool, Schofield, Epping and Gordon on the Western line, North Shore line and Northern line were cancelled due to “staff availability issues”.

Commuters were facing further delays on Wednesday morning. Source: Twitter / yukiho94

Despite the growing list of cancellations, Sydney Trains chief executive Howard Collins downplayed the delays, telling Sunrise that everything was running smoothly, while also blaming Tuesday’s peak hour chaos on “weather issues” and a “blip of genuine sickness”.

“There are no delays due to staff shortages this morning,” Mr Collins said.

“Trains are running well this morning, we had one or two cancellations first thing, but the services to all destinations are running well.”

Passengers at Wynyard were refused entry onto platforms on Tuesday evening. Source: Twitter/ emily_a_george

Passengers were blocked off from platforms to alleviate the congestion. Source: Twitter/ astroyasmina86

The train network went into meltdown on Tuesday afternoon as commuters at Sydney Airport were turned away from platforms, while others were left waiting more than two hours as mass-cancellations caused a major backlog around the city.

Wynyard rail staff were also seen refusing entry at the station gates, bringing exhausted passengers to tears.

Transport NSW tweeted on Wednesday morning: "MAJOR DELAYS ACROSS THE NETWORK due to staff availability & earlier incidents. Trains running at reduced frequency. Buses supplement some services. Listen to station announcements for the latest."

Those stuck on platforms around the city wasted no time taking to social media to vent their frustrations with Sydney Trains.