Episode Details

Wake Up Sydney gets your Wednesday moving as Johnny Rocket brings you the essential weather, traffic and train updates for 23 September 2026. Sydney is waking to a cool, grey and showery morning, with showers possible across the metro area. The CBD starts at 15.3°C and is heading for a top of 22°C, Parramatta begins at 15.9°C with a forecast high of 21°C, while Bondi sits around 15.3°C and should reach 20°C. On the roads, the major traffic issue is at Strathfield South, where Punchbowl Road is closed in both directions near Victory Avenue following a crash that brought down power lines. Emergency services, utility crews and tow trucks are on site, and drivers are being urged to avoid the area. Use Liverpool Road, the Hume Highway or Canterbury Road as alternatives. For train commuters, Sydney Trains has overnight maintenance affecting services between Newcastle Interchange and Hornsby, with buses replacing most trains from 8:30pm to 4am on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. T9 Northern Line services between Hornsby and Central are running to a changed timetable, and the 2:38am Wyong to Central service will instead start from Gosford at 3:15am, running around 15 minutes late. Replacement buses at Hornsby are departing from Stand C at the bus interchange, with marshals available to help passengers. The good news: the rest of the Sydney Trains network is running normally.