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The NSW government is under increasing pressure over the network-wide closure, which left thousands of commuters stranded.

Sydneysiders will be given half-price peak hour travel and free weekend trips for a month after they were left stranded by the shutdown of the train network.

Sydneys rail network will return to normal but not until next Monday after the NSW Government backed down in a Fair Work Commission dispute with the Rail, Tram and Bus Union.

NSW trains will again hit the tracks with a reduced capacity of 25 per cent as the showdown between the rail union and the government continues, leaving commuters frustrated.

Sydney’s commuters have woken to the NSW government’s shock decision to shut down the train network in response to rail workers’ industrial action.

Premier Dominic Perrottet accused the union and he Labor Party of being in bed together while failing to provide any evidence to back up his extraordinary claims.

There is a lot of blame to go around regarding Sydneys train system meltdown on Monday, with the state government and unions trading blows about where the fault lies.

An intense war of words has erupted between the State Government and the rail union over the cancellation of train services across the city today.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has hit out at the NSW Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) for launching a last-minute train "strike" that has left thousands of Sydney commuters stranded on Monday morning.

Disruption is likely to continue for at least the next two days as the union and the NSW government failed to reach a resolution on Monday afternoon.