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All interstate and New South Wales (NSW) State destination trains also arrive and depart from Sydney’s Central Railway Station on Eddy Avenue. There is an information booth and ticket offices on the main platform concourse. Countrylink are the main interstate operators operating with a combination of coach and rail to all the main interstate and NSW destinations, T 132232 (daily 0630-2200), bookings@countrylink.nsw.gov.au There is a Countrylink Travel Centre located at central station, T 9955 4237, while Town Hall Station, T 9379 4076, Wynyard Station, T 9224 4744, Circular Quay, T 9224 3400 and Bondi Junction T 937-9377, all have on the spot CityRail information booths. First class and economy fares vary so you are advised to shop around and compare prices with the various coach operators. Ask about their Backtracker Pass which offers unlimited journeys on entire rail and coach network, including Brisbane, 14 days $165- 6 months $330. The East Coast Discovery Pass gives you six months economy class travel, one way, either north or south with unlimited stopovers; Melbourne $93.50; Cairns $247.50. The railway station also houses the main interstate city coach terminal (McCaffertys and Greyhound) and from there or Pitt Street and George Street you can pick up regular city and suburban buses. The Airport Express also stops outside the train station (coach terminal). For information T 131500, http://www.sydneytransport.net.au Great Southern Rail, T 132147, http://www.gsr.com.au operate services from Sydney to Perth (Indian Pacific) via Broken Hill and Adelaide and Sydney to Alice Springs (The Ghan) via Melbourne and Adelaide. Countrylink operate the XPT (11 hours, twice daily, one overnight) between Sydney and Melbourne and daily to Brisbane.
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