Sydneysiders looking forward to a night of revelry found their plans abruptly disrupted as chaos descended upon the city’s train network on a fateful Saturday evening. The tranquility of the day was shattered by a tragic fatality at Stanmore in the early afternoon, setting off a chain reaction of disruptions that reverberated throughout the entire network.
The ensuing turmoil saw numerous services canceled and others delayed by staggering intervals of up to 90 minutes, leaving frustrated passengers stranded between stations and throwing a wrench into the travel plans of those heading into the city for Lunar New Year celebrations.