Name: Inside Central Station: Australia's Busiest Railway
Released: 2021-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Shane Jacobson

Available on SBS On Demand

An insight into Sydney's Central Station, offering unique behind-the-scenes access to the visitors and staff who spend their time there, as well as the processes that take place across the station and operations centre.

Documentary · 2021 · 51 min

Starring Shane Jacobson

EPISODE 1

Sydney Harbour Bridge Closure

On New Year's Eve, Sydney's Harbour Bridge is having the most ambitious repair of the bridge's rail corridor; a lightning strike destroys a signal box, bringing trains to a standstill and leaving thousands of passengers stranded.

44 min · 12 Sept 2021
EPISODE 2

Woman Faints into Train

Customer service attendant Nasser offers an insight into working at Central Station, and a woman faints onto someone on the platform, causing them both to fall onto the side of a train.

44 min · 19 Sept 2021
EPISODE 3

Lidcombe Self Harm

A man tragically takes his own life at Lidcombe station. Rail staff deal with the sad loss of life while also handling the impact on passengers and the network.

44 min · 26 Sept 2021
EPISODE 4

Rain

In a 48 hour period, over 300 millimetres of drenching rain falls on the city of Sydney, causing chaos on the rail network.

44 min · 3 Oct 2021
EPISODE 5

Man Falls In Train

A ceremony takes place to mark the anniversary of Australia's 1977 train disaster, reminding Australians how much safer the network has become from the lessons learned on that day.

43 min · 10 Oct 2021
EPISODE 6

After Dark

While on night shift for the Sydney rail network, one employee watches over the platform that services Kings Cross station.

43 min · 17 Oct 2021