It’s been a long time coming – around six years longer than promised – but the first intercity Mariyung train has officially hit the tracks on the Blue Mountains Line, marking the start of a new era for commuters travelling between Lithgow and Sydney.

The inaugural service rolled out of Lithgow earlier this week, bound for Central Station and stopping at Katoomba, Springwood, Penrith, Parramatta and other stops along the way. For anyone who’s spent years enduring the clunky charm of the 1970s-era V-Sets, the upgrade is a welcome one – even if it did come at a cost.

This charming Blue Mountains town is the ultimate day trip from Sydney

Originally promised by the former Liberal-National government to launch in 2020, the Mariyung rollout was plagued by a series of missteps that saw the bud

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