Editing New South Wales (section)

== Transport ==
{{main|Transport in New South Wales}}
Passage through New South Wales is vital for cross-continent transport. Rail and road traffic from Brisbane (Queensland) to [[Perth]] (Western Australia), or to Melbourne (Victoria) must pass through New South Wales.

=== Railways ===
{{main|Rail transport in New South Wales}}
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The majority of railways in New South Wales are currently operated by the state government. Some lines began as branch-lines of railways starting in other states. For instance, [[Balranald]] near the Victorian border was connected by a rail line coming up from Victoria and into New South Wales. Another line beginning in Adelaide crossed over the border and stopped at Broken Hill.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

Railways management are conducted by [[Sydney Trains]] and [[NSW TrainLink]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/nswtrains |title=Transport for New South Wales |publisher=Transport for New South Wales |access-date=10 July 2013 |archive-date=9 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709050931/http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/nswtrains |url-status=live }}</ref> which maintain rolling stock. Sydney Trains operates trains within Sydney while NSW TrainLink operates outside Sydney, intercity, country and interstate services.

Both Sydney Trains and NSW TrainLink have their main terminus at Sydney's [[Central railway station, Sydney|Central station]]. NSW TrainLink regional and long-distance services consist of [[New South Wales XPT|XPT]] services to [[Grafton railway station, New South Wales|Grafton]], [[Casino railway station|Casino]], [[Roma Street railway station|Brisbane]], [[Southern Cross railway station|Melbourne]] and [[Dubbo railway station|Dubbo]], as well as [[New South Wales Xplorer|Xplorer]] services to [[Canberra railway station|Canberra]], [[Griffith railway station|Griffith]], [[Broken Hill railway station|Broken Hill]], [[Armidale railway station|Armidale]] and [[Moree railway station|Moree]]. NSW TrainLink intercity trains operate on the [[Blue Mountains Line]], [[Central Coast & Newcastle Line]], [[South Coast Line]], [[Southern Highlands Line]] and [[Hunter Line]].<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Routes and timetables |url=https://transportnsw.info/routes/train |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=transportnsw.info}}</ref>

=== Roads ===
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Major roads are the concern of both federal and state governments. The latter maintains these through the [[Transport for NSW]] agency.

The main roads in New South Wales are
* [[Hume Highway]] linking Sydney to [[Melbourne]], Victoria
* [[Princes Highway]] linking Sydney to Melbourne via the Tasman Sea coast
* [[Pacific Highway (Australia)|Pacific Highway]] linking Sydney to [[Brisbane]], Queensland via the Pacific coast
* [[New England Highway]] running from the Pacific Highway, at Newcastle to Brisbane by an inland route
* [[Federal Highway, Australia|Federal Highway]] running from the Hume Highway south of [[Goulburn]] to [[Canberra]], Australian Capital Territory
* [[Sturt Highway]] running from the Hume Highway near [[Gundagai]] to [[Adelaide]], South Australia
* [[Newell Highway]] linking rural Victoria with Queensland, passing through the centre of New South Wales
* [[Great Western Highway]] linking Sydney with [[Bathurst, New South Wales|Bathurst]], as Route 32 it continues west as the [[Mitchell Highway]] then as the [[Barrier Highway]] to Adelaide via [[Broken Hill]]

Other roads are usually the concern of the TfNSW or the [[Local government in New South Wales|local government authority]].

=== Air ===
[[File:Qantas A380 VH-OQB Sydney.jpg|thumb|[[Qantas]] [[Airbus A380]] taking off at [[Sydney Airport]]]]
[[Sydney Airport]] located in [[Mascot, New South Wales|the Sydney suburb of Mascot]] is the principal airport for not just the state but the whole nation. It is a hub for Australia's national airline [[Qantas]].

Other airlines serving regional New South Wales include: NSW Rural and Regional Air Transport Operators<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/air/operators.html |title=NSW Rural and Regional Air Transport Operators - NSW Department of Transport |access-date=2 September 2011 |archive-date=11 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811120834/http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/air/operators.html |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
*[[FlyPelican]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://flypelican.com.au/ |title=FlyPelican |access-date=13 January 2021 |archive-date=5 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105194041/https://flypelican.com.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Jetstar]]<ref>[http://www.jetstar.com/au/en/home/ Jetstar] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902024629/http://www.jetstar.com/au/en/home |date=2 September 2011 }};</ref>
*[[Rex Airlines]]<ref>[http://www.rex.com.au/ Rex] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902130353/http://www.rex.com.au/ |date=2 September 2011 }};</ref>
*[[Virgin Australia]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.virginaustralia.com/ |title=Virgin Australia |publisher=Virgin Australia |access-date=28 October 2011 |archive-date=28 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028055904/http://www.virginaustralia.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Corporate Air]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://corporate-air.com.au// |title=Corporate Air |publisher=Corporate Air |access-date=28 October 2011 |archive-date=31 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111031172023/http://corporate-air.com.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Ferries ===
[[File:MV Charlotte at Neutral Bay Wharf (cropped).jpg|thumb|A [[First Fleet-class ferry]] at [[Neutral Bay]] ]]
[[Transdev Sydney Ferries]] operates [[Sydney Ferries|Sydney Ferries services]] within Sydney Harbour and the [[Parramatta River]], while [[Newcastle Transport]] has a ferry service within Newcastle.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newcastlebuses.info/ |title=Stockton Ferry |publisher=Newcastlebuses.info |date=26 August 2011 |access-date=28 October 2011 |archive-date=30 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630025622/http://www.newcastlebuses.info/ |url-status=live }}</ref> All other ferry services are privately operated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.transportnsw.info/en/maps-and-timetables/ferry-timetables.page?|title=List of Ferry Services|publisher=Transportnsw.info|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816120410/http://www.transportnsw.info/en/maps-and-timetables/ferry-timetables.page|archive-date=16 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Spirit of Tasmania]] ran a commercial ferry service between Sydney and [[Devonport, Tasmania]]. This service was terminated in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spiritoftasmania.com.au/faqs.html#general-questions/ |title=Spirit of Tasmania – Sydney Service |publisher=Spiritoftasmania.com.au |access-date=28 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019142435/http://www.spiritoftasmania.com.au/faqs.html#general-questions/ |archive-date=19 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Private boat services operated between South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales along the Murray and Darling Rivers but these only exist now as the occasional tourist paddle-wheeler service.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.echucamoama.com/paddlesteamer-river-cruises/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418233242/http://www.echucamoama.com/paddlesteamer-river-cruises/|url-status=dead|title=Echuca Paddlesteamer|archive-date=18 April 2012}}</ref>