Real test of new NSW train times

The NSW government says people will be pleased with changes to Sydney's public transport services. Source: AAP

PEAK-HOUR commuters will put Sydney's sweeping public transport changes to the test on Monday.

While the changes mean an extra 2700 ferry, bus and train services across the network, authorities admit some will miss out under the new integrated timetable that started on Sunday.

Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian says the real test will come on Monday morning.

"Chances are, depending on where you are catching your train, you will spend less time on the train because there are more express services in the network," she said.

"The new system makes sure, where we can, we are managing overcrowding.

"So you can expect to have less people on your train as well when you have to make those journeys."

There will be 600 extra express services per week, including 125 for the South Coast train line and 70 new weekly express services between Newcastle and Sydney, in the timetable that was two years in the making.

Extra staff will be on hand at transport stations across the network to help travellers with the changes.

Opposition transport spokeswoman Penny Sharpe says many people are in for nasty surprises and disruptions because the NSW government didn't consult about the timetable rewrite.

"The new timetable cuts some peak-hour services right across the network and will instead require people to drive to major stations," she said in a statement.

The overhaul has been led by Sydney Trains chief executive Howard Collins, formerly the chief operating officer for the London Underground.

Mr Collins concedes there will be losers, but says most people will get a better deal.

"You can never ever satisfy everybody," he said on Sunday.

"There are a million customers out there (but) ... 90 per cent of those customers will get a better deal."

Mr Collins added that some customers could smooth the change to their routine by "interchanging, just checking your timetable and making an adjustment to your travel pattern so you get that stopping service".

Western Sydney receives the biggest boost in bus services with 1284 extra services each week.

NSW Opposition Leader John Robertson says a cut in peak-hour services in Como and Jannali in Sydney's south contributed to the Liberals' defeat in Saturday's Miranda by-election.

"Anger at the cuts to train services and the strong campaign against them by Labor's Barry Collier were a big part of the massive swing in Miranda," Mr Robertson said.

The opposition claims Jannali has lost 11 peak-hour train services a week, while Como has lost seven.

But Ms Berejiklian says there are 149 extra weekly services on the line into the electorate.

"For anybody that doubts that, look at the timetable and count them," she said.

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