Trains across Sydney have started again but commuters are warned to expect major delays after a fire alarm went off at a key RailCorp signalling complex.
Trains on the Bankstown, Inner West, Airport & East Hills, South, North Shore, Western, Northern, Blue Mountains and Newcastle & Central Coast lines were out for over twenty minutes on Wednesday afternoon, the Transport Management Centre said.
The Centre is advising passengers to delay their journey home and train tickets can be used to catch buses and ferries.
It is understood the alarm was triggered by smoke caused by fire in an air-conditioning unit.
The incident, which occurred just before 6pm and in the middle of the evening peak period, comes nine days after a similar shutdown threw the morning commute into chaos.
Large crowds have built up on CityRail stations and at bus stops as commuters search for a way home.
After the fire alarm, staff were evacuated from the Strathfield Signalling Complex, which is perhaps the most sensitive part of the RailCorp network.
Staff have since returned to the complex. The fire alarm was triggered by smoke, though the cause of that smoke remains unexplained.
The Strathfield complex is the key building that controls train movements across most CityRail lines, with officers determining and monitoring the paths of trains across Sydney, with the exception of the Eastern Suburbs and Illawarra Line.
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