Position Type. [73], Together with planned improvements to the Main Western line, the project is expected to increase capacity on the Sydney rail network by up to 60%, and allow for the movement of over 100,000 extra commuters across the network every hour. Not to be confused with: Sydney Metro Greater West. To open at the same time as airline passenger services start. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. As a new railway, Sydney Metro West will work together with the existing T1 Western Line, effectively doubling rail capacity from Parramatta to the CBD and supporting the Greater Sydney Commissions vision for better connections between these two major centres. For all trip planning information go here: https://transportnsw.info/metro One of the possible future metro lines was the West Metro, from the Sydney CBD to Parramatta and Westmead. Community, stakeholder and industry consultation will now help shape Sydney Metro Wests development, including the alignment and potential station locations. Ethos Urban Pty Ltd . [20] A stabling and maintenance facility and a service facility was also proposed to be built at Clyde, adjacent to the Auburn Maintenance Centre, and Silverwater respectively. The fare system is fully integrated with the Sydney Trains network and the NSW TrainLink Intercity network - trips involving suburban, metro and intercity services are calculated as a single fare and there is no interchange penalty. When completed, this line will have 66km (41.0mi) of twin tracks and 31 stations. It consists of 23km (14mi) of new track between Rouse Hill and Epping, which includes eight new stations. 6.4.2 Train types All trains would be new, single deck metro trains. The portal includes information to support your understanding of the planning process and videos from our team of project experts. 06 May 2021 | Infrastructure Melbourne Metro Tunnel's 9km tunnels have moved closer to completion, switching the project's focus on to its five new underground stations. The commissioning process has involved the national rail safety regulator at every step of the way. Metro development. 3.2 Sydney Metro West Stage 1 corridor overview 14 3.3 Westmead metro station construction site 24 Future planning stages will seek approval for major civil construction works including station excavation and tunnelling between The Bays and the CBD, tunnel fit-out, station building, and operation of the line between Westmead and the CBD. The West Metro would be the second stage 2 of the project, and would extend CBD Metro (stage 1 - Central to Rozelle) from Central westward to Olympic Park. [44], The Metro North West Line is currently the only line in the Sydney Metro network, linking Tallawong to Chatswood with 13 stations along a 36km (22mi) distance. WHO ARE WE? Delivering new rail services for the first time at Burwood North, Five Dock, The Baysand Pyrmont. At the time, journeys on existing CityRail lines take up to three times as long. The centrepiece of the project is a new twin-tunnel rail crossing under Sydney Harbour. Services at the 13 metro stations operate every four minutes in the peak in each direction on Australias first driverless railway. There are lifts at every station, level access between platforms and trains, and dedicated spaces on trains for people travelling with wheelchairs, luggage and bicycles. For copies of recently issued ministerial press releases or information on the election policies of any political party as they relate to this department/agency or its portfolio area, please go directly to the website of the relevant political party. Sydney Metro West is a new 24-kilometre metro line with stations confirmed at Westmead, Parramatta, Sydney Olympic Park, North Strathfield, Burwood North, Five Dock, The Bays, Pyrmont and Hunter Street in the Sydney CBD. Sydney Metro is Australias biggest public transport project. Australia's biggest public transport project, the North West Metro, will open to customers on Sunday 26 May, delivering a turn up and go rail service from Rouse Hill to Chatswood. [55] The trains utilise Alstom's trademark Urbalis 400 Grade-of-Automation signalling system that ensures that trains are capable of operating automatically at all times including door closing, obstacle detection and emergencies. [34][35] This was later pushed back to 2023. This new underground metro railway will double rail capacity between Greater Sydney and the Sydney CBD, with customers able . Beyond 2010: Overcoming the critical inner city constraint and implementing a longer term vision", "Bye heavy rail, now for a north-west metro", "Premier Iemma unveils Sydney's first Euro-style metro rail project", "Iemma's reasons for privatising electricity", "Northwest Metro rail link officially shelved", "Metro: The future of Sydney's transport", "CBD Metro cost jumps $1.3b in six months", "An end to Sydney's transport lost years? Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Minister for Transport Andrew Constance today confirmed the opening date . From Central, the new track will be built to Sydenham railway station. The CBD Metro was to have formed the "central spine" of a future metro network, with a planned West Metro extension to Westmead and Parramatta to be constructed soon after, subject to Federal funding. It will deliver a direct connection between the CBDs of Parramatta and Sydney, linking communities along the way that have not been previously serviced by rail and unlocking housing supply and employment growth between the two major CBDs. [88][89] This funding also includes $50 million towards the business case process for the North-South Rail Link and $61 million for the Elizabeth Drive overpass. [94], A multi-part SBS documentary on the tunnelling for the metro titled Sydney's Super Tunnel aired in 2020.[95]. Stage 2, extending the metro under Sydney Harbour and through the CBD to Bankstown, is expected to open in 2024. The project was prompted by congestion on Sydney's westbound trains and roads, the growing importance of Parramatta as a business centre, higher petrol prices, public opposition to tolled roads and environmental concerns. The line would have run from West Ryde in Sydney's northwest to Malabar in the southeast but did not come to fruition. [71], The second stage will extend Sydney Metro Northwest 30km (19mi) from Chatswood on the North Shore, to Central, in the south of the city centre. The new metro railway will: Have a target rail travel time of 20 minutes between Parramatta and Sydney's CBD Double rail capacity between these two areas Phone: 1800 612 173 Sydney Metro West community information line, Mail: Sydney Metro West, PO Box K659 Haymarket NSW 1240. Transport for NSW recognise and celebrate the diversity of Aboriginal peoples and their ongoing cultures and care of Country. Costed at $2 billion, it was deemed extraordinarily cheap, and in December 2003 the Government formally rejected the unsolicited proposal. The second stage, Chatswood to Sydenham (Metro City), is currently underway. Tracking Code. After years in development, the first line of the new Sydney Metro will begin operating on 26 May 2019. A mega tunnel boring machine (TBM) has broken through a wall at the new Crows Nest station, marking a major milestone in the Sydney Metro project. Samuel McManus and Elizabeth Atkin Tuesday 28 Feb 2023 4:54 pm. [33], The government have announced they will safeguard the ability to extend the eastern section of the line to the south-east via Zetland and Green Square, and also allow for extending the western section beyond Westmead to areas such as the new Western Sydney Aerotropolis. For all trip planning information go here: https://transportnsw.info/metro. [48], On 18 March 2008, the NSW State Government announced SydneyLink, which included plans for the West Metro. [54] Seating arrangements on the Alstom trains are longitudinal, following the style of most other metro trains. Sydney Metro, together with signalling and infrastructure upgrades across the existing Sydney rail network, will increase the capacity of train services entering the Sydney CBD from about 120 an hour today to up to 200 services beyond 2024. From Sydenham, the existing Bankstown railway line as far as Bankstown railway station will be converted from heavy rail to rapid transit standard. The Sydney Metro West will be made up of seven new metro stations at: Westmead Parramatta Sydney Olympic Park North Strathfield Burwood North Five Dock [36][42], In January 2023 it was announced that the emergency exits in tunnels on the Metro West and Metro Western Sydney Airport lines will be spaced at 240 metres (260yd) where possible, matching the existing lines.[43]. 2024 (planned) Stage two Sydney Metro City and Southwest is due to open. [9] Parramatta, Sydney Olympic Park, the Bays Precinct and the Sydney CBD were announced as initial station locations, with up to 12 stations being considered. Sydneys new metro railway will have a target capacity of about 40,000 customers per hour, similar to other metro systems worldwide. The metro line will run parallel to the existing Main Suburban and Main Western railway lines, with the main aims being the doubling of rail capacity between the City Centre and Greater Western Sydney and the relief of overcrowding on the Western Line. For project enquiries or complaints about construction work: Transport for NSW recognise and celebrate the diversity of Aboriginal peoples and their ongoing cultures and care of Country. There will be ultimate capacity for a metro train every two minutes in each direction under the city, a level of service never before seen in Sydney. In the 2000s, there were two previous proposals to link Sydney CBD to Western Sydney via a new alignment. The project is expected to create about 10,000 direct and 70,000 indirect jobs during construction. [37] The contract for the Western Tunnelling Package was awarded to Gamuda and Laing O'Rourke joint venture in March 2022 at a cost of $2.16 billion. 2026 (planned) opening_date = 2026 operator = Sydney Metro Example of a properly tagged construction site for an under-construction Sydney Metro station: Orchard Hills Metro Station. In March 2018, the government announced that an additional station would be built at Westmead, as well as one that connected to either of the existing stations at Concord West or North Strathfield. Parramatta City Council has also urged the government to build a station at Camellia to trigger urban renewal of the precinct.[28]. Sydney Metro City & Southwest is a 30-kilometre (19 mi) rapid transit project currently under-construction in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. [34][35] The new railway would cross Sydney Harbour, tunnel beneath the CBD, and join the Bankstown line which would be converted to metro standards. Then, two new metro lines - including the Project - will progressively come online in the second half of the 2020s, servicing Greater Western Sydney. As well, over the next six months a late night turn up and go bus service will operate in the North West on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights after about 9.30pm as Sydney Metro grows to full operations. [12] He suggested that some "metro" linesoperationally independent from the existing networkshould be constructed past 2020 due to capacity constraints. Patronage was lower than anticipated due to people staying at home and not taking public transport to school or work during the. The metro line will pass through several suburbs that will not be serviced by the line. PRODUCT MANAGEMENT. [57] Keneally lost office just over a year later in the 2011 New South Wales state election, and the relief line was cancelled by the incoming government led by premier Barry O'Farrell.[58]. Marrickville Dive Site and Trains Facility South, Claremont Meadows Intermediate Services Facility, Orchard Hills Stabling and Maintenance Facility, City and Southwest planning and compliance, Western Sydney Airport line planning and compliance, https://transportnsw.info/travel-info/ways-to-get-around/metro#/. More than 60 lifts, 140 escalators, 1300 CCTV cameras and a range of station systems equipment have been ordered for Sydney Metro West as part of two framework contracts. [27], On 30 April 2020, the project's Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was released to the public for exhibition. Metro stations are accessible for everyone. [15] In early 2008, following the shelving of various heavy rail expansion projects from the 2005 Metropolitan Rail Expansion Program (MREP), the Government officially announced the 37km (23mi) North West Metro. Plan ahead at transportnsw.info 1 1 [27] The project's western end serves a similar area to the Parramatta Light Rail, whose stage 1 alignment runs between Westmead and Carlingford. Sydneys current suburban system can reliably carry 24,000 people an hour per line. [12] Construction was originally planned to begin by 2022. Western FastRail was a proposed $2 billion privately funded underground and above-ground train line that would link central Sydney with Western Sydney independent from the CityRail network. [33], In 2014, the Government announced the second harbour crossing under the name Sydney Rapid Transit, as part of the 'Rebuilding NSW' infrastructure plan funded through the sale of electricity infrastructure. Construction on the Sydney Metro West will begin in 2020 at the Bays Precinct to prepare the site for major tunnelling works. Stations are confirmed at Westmead, Parramatta, Sydney Olympic Park, North Strathfield, Burwood North, Five Dock, The Bays, Pyrmont and Hunter Street in the Sydney CBD. Ava Max touched down in Sydney on Friday ahead of her official closing concert Rainbow Republic at The Domain on Sunday. [17], The construction of the North West Metro was however dependent on the privatisation of the electricity network,[18] and after a change of the state's Premier in late 2008, it was cancelled due to budgetary concerns. The line is expected to start construction in late 2020 and to be completed in 2026 in time for the opening of the airport. [41] Underground stations are to be delivered for The Bays, Five Dock, Burwood North, North Strathfield and Westmead as part of a Stations Package West contract, while the remaining stations will be delivered individually as part of integrated station developments.
