This will result in almost 700 job cuts.

The changes were announced today by NSW Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian as part of the government’s Fixing the Trains reform program.

Sydney trains will look after metropolitan lines, and long distance train trips will be managed by NSW trains.

The minister said RailCorp staff will be able to see the new organisational structures for the first time today.

She also made a commitment that no station staff would be cut and commuters will see more staff on platforms.

The announcement comes after unions today warned more than 100 local train stations in Sydney could be threatened with closure due to Railcorp’s plan to cut station manager jobs.

It follows an online job advertisement posted by the government this week looking to recruit a person to implement staff reviews at “116 stations in the Sydney Trains area”.

The Australian Services Union (ASU) believes the advertisement is a clear sign that some Sydney stations are on the chopping block.

ASU NSW assistant secretary Asren Pugh says any decision to cut jobs would result in the closure of some stations, and would drastically reduce the level of service and safety of those that survive.

“At the moment we’re not sure where the jobs will be cut from, so every local station is in jeopardy,” Mr Pugh said in a statement.

“Without staff to run these stations they will be forced to shut, potentially leaving thousands of commuters without access to local stations.

“The stations that are lucky enough to survive will lose valuable staff.

“Cutting these jobs will result in a notable decrease in customer service in our train stations.”

Mr Pugh said the ASU had written to Railcorp requesting an explanation of its plans.

“If commuters are going to lose their local train stations, they deserve to know about it,” he said.

“If the government is planning to privatise rail, commuters deserve to know about that too.”

With AAP