Sydney rail passengers are being warned of delays with part of the Northern Line closed for repairs. Source: AAP
MAJOR disruptions on Sydney's rail networks could become a recurring feature if the NSW government does not reinstate hundreds of maintenance jobs, the state's opposition warns.
A section of the Northern Line was closed on Friday morning so that overhead wiring could be repaired at Normanhurst.
The closure caused delays through the morning rush, with replacement bus services between Hornsby and Epping still operating on Friday afternoon.
NSW Opposition Leader John Robertson said job cuts were partly to blame.
"This is a government that said they would fix the trains and we have seen nine major incidents in the last two months," he told reporters in Sydney.
"What's most telling is that this is the third or fourth time this particular rail line has suffered overhead wiring problems.
"Something's going on, and it's because maintenance isn't being done because they don't have the staff ... The premier cannot say 'I don't understand why this is happening' when he's sacking 450 maintenance workers across the rail network."
Mr Robertson said the government needed to apologise to the "hundreds of thousands of commuters" who were delayed.
He also renewed his call for a fare-free day, which the government has previously ruled out.
Earlier on Friday, RailCorp's operations director, Tony Eid, said trains would be operating northbound on the Northern line in time for Friday's afternoon peak hour, but commuters should expect delays.
"We are telling people that because of the delays through the day, and the extra trains in the area, there will be congestion," Mr Eid told AAP.
He said the Northern line would remain closed to citybound trains until around 8am on Saturday.
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