11/09/2025
My First Regional NSW Train Trip with Twins – A Journey I Won’t Forget
For personal reasons, I recently took the NSW regional train for the very first time — and with my twin toddlers. I was hopeful and curious to compare the train experience with other forms of travel, but what I encountered was a mix of comfort, challenge, and exhaustion.
While the train itself was spacious and clean, with decent luggage space and respectful staff, it quickly became clear that it’s not designed with mums and young children in mind — at all.
Here’s what made it tough:
1. No dedicated area for parents with young children or people with disabilities.
2. No seat belts for children. This was a major issue. My twins couldn’t sit safely on their assigned seats — so guess what? I carried both of them on my lap for almost 9 hours 😩
3. A 2.5-hour delay made things even harder.
4. While the food was okay, there was nothing child-friendly on offer.
If not for my dad, who helped me in intervals, I don’t know how I would’ve coped. By the time we got home, I had swollen legs, serious fatigue, and a whole new level of respect for mums who travel solo with toddlers.
Yes, the train was fine for adults — but definitely not ideal for mums with small children.
Also, I booked first class of this train but I think what differentiates it is the space because everything else looked same to me.
Until my kids turn 4, I’m done with long train trips.
Lesson learned.
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To all mums out there — you are superheroes.
And to NSW TrainLink: Please consider making regional trains more child- and parent-friendly.
