A man has been charged after damaged infrastructure caused disruptions at a Sydney train station yesterday morning.
Police were called to Penrith Train Station about 5.50am (Friday 26 September 2025), after reports of a person in the rail corridor.
Officers attached to Nepean Police Area Command were told a man had allegedly gone onto the tracks past the platform, damaging rail equipment and attempting to steal copper wiring.
The damage caused signals to fail and stopped trains between Penrith and St Marys.
Following inquiries by Police Transport Command North West, a 51-year-old man was arrested about 9.30pm at St Marys
He was taken to Penrith Police Station where he was charged with impair electronic communications to or from computer, dishonestly for gain destroy or damage property, and enter or leave station etc not at designated entry or exit.
The man was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court today (Saturday 27 September 2025).
