[4][5] The NSW Government originally proposed the current alignment of the railway be without rail bridges over Vaughan St and Kerrs Road prompting a Lidcomobe Council led community backlash in the early 1920s.

In February 2018, during a Cumberland City Council meeting Councillor Kun Huang cited historical NSW Government land subdivision posters[8] outlining direct train services from Berala to Sydney (via Lidcombe) in the 1930s had a journey time of 22 minutes.

[9] The NSW Government changes to train services have generally lacked community support from Berala commuters, with resentment from the removal of direct services to City Circle and Liverpool via Regents Park in 2013 as well as opposition to the Sydney Metro Southwest project due to the removal of alternative route to City Circle via Bankstown and Sydenham.

[10] Historically Berala was served by services from the City Circle and Lidcombe operating to Bankstown and Liverpool on an alternate basis.

[11] Transit Systems NSW operates one bus route via Berala station, under contract to Transport for NSW: Berala station is served by one NightRide route: