[36], The system was officially renamed 'Sydney Metro' in June 2015 following the passage of power privatisation bills. 2026 (planned) [14] The Labor opposition also announced its commitment to fund the project if it won the election, at the expense of cancelling other announced transport and road projects such as the Western Harbour Tunnel & Beaches Link. [28] The new Premier Kristina Keneally chose instead to focus on the expansion of the existing heavy rail network, including the North West Rail Link and South West Rail Link. Moreover, the projected opening for Chapter 4 would be Lionsgate's biggest debut since the pandemic began. Sydney Metro is Australias first fully accessible railway this means lifts at all stations and level access between platforms and trains, theres no more step into a train over a large gap. [84] Initial work is expected to start in 2020, with tunnelling to begin in 2022. Construction started on Sydney Metro West in 2020. The contributions from value capture are expected to amount to between 10 and 15 percent of the capital cost. Customers wont need a timetable youll just turn up and go. Government approval for what was initially known as the North West Rail Link, Sydney's first underground metro, was given in 2013. 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. Most people used their Opal cards to tap off at Chatswood, Macquarie University and Epping. The centrepiece of the project is a new twin-tunnel rail crossing under Sydney Harbour. The project is expected to create about 10,000 direct and 70,000 indirect jobs during construction. 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. Major commercial and residential developments are planned around several stations, including a new town centre at Sydney Olympic Park. The following table lists Opal fares for reusable smartcards and single trip tickets:[65], ^ = $2.50 for Senior/Pensioner cardholders. Picture: Justin Lloyd. 83kms of ARTC's Inland Rail Track reopens. "[44] On 25 August, the State Government made a public announcement that it had ruled out the project two weeks earlier due to cost concerns, with the head of the consortium saying that the Government has failed to adequately review the proposal.[50][51]. [24] During the state election campaign in March 2019, the government announced new stations at Five Dock, North Burwood and North Strathfield. [29], In mid-2012, the newly elected Coalition government announced Sydney's Rail Future and the NSW Transport Masterplan. Customers are now able to go online to plan their journeys and view details of all local bus changes by going to www.transportnsw.info. Construction on Sydney Metro City & Southwest began in mid-2017. 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. For the former owner of the Sydney light rail and monorail, see. We want to connect with you so you can find out what you need to know and learn more about the project. DATE OF ISSUE REVISION BY APPROVED BY . Phone: 1800 612 173 Sydney Metro West community information line, Mail: Sydney Metro West, PO Box K659 Haymarket NSW 1240. Stage one Sydney Metro Northwest is due to open. 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 After years in development, the first line of the new Sydney Metro will begin operating on 26 May 2019. [22], When the project was first announced, up to 12 stations including Parramatta, Sydney Olympic Park, the Bays Precinct and the Sydney central business district were announced as initial station locations. [69] Passengers can interchange with the existing system at both Epping and Chatswood. The Pyrmont station option was confirmed by the government on 11 December 2020. The Western Sydney Airport line is planned to be extended to the Airport & South Line at Macarthur and Glenfield to the south. Metro Trains Sydney will run the new metro trains every four minutes at peak times at full operational mode in the North West thats 15 trains an hour each way, with the ability to run even more in the future. [48][49], Services began on 26 May 2019. The trial involves the planting and monitoring of more than 100 varieties of groundcover vegetation, with an emphasis on native plant species. [59] With the Carlingford railway line having closed in 2020, this means none of these suburbs will be serviced by either metro or heavy rail once the metro is completed. When Stage 2 of the Sydney Metro is complete, the new, fully automated railway will provide turn-up-and-go metro train services between 31 stations along a 66km railway. During the initial settling in period over about six weeks, trains will run every five minutes at peak to allow the new system to ramp up to full frequency. [14], In October 2019, the locations of seven stations were announced:[21][25], At the time of announcement, the government was considering further stations at Pyrmont and Rydalmere. The Sydney Metro West project is a new underground metro railway that will connect the Parramatta and Sydney CBDs. [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. Each single-deck train features two dedicated areas for prams, luggage and bicycles. ABN 13 615 087 931. www.ethosurban.com . Patronage grew greatly through the year. The state government is also promising that the Sydney Metro West project will be completed by 2030 to connect Westmead and Parramatta with the city centre via Sydney Olympic Park and Canada Bay. When completed, this line will have 66km (41.0mi) of twin tracks and 31 stations. Sydney Metro West is a rapid transit project under construction in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia,[2][3][4] involving the construction of a rail line linking the Sydney City Centre (CBD) with Westmead in the outer western suburbs of Greater Sydney. In June 2019, the 2019-2020 New South Wales state budget reaffirmed the government's commitment and funding of $6.4 billion over four years to the project, with construction to be fast-tracked to start in 2020. Published 5 May 2019. [54], Rees' Sydney Metro project was cancelled in February 2010 by the government led by newly appointed premier Kristina Keneally. [19] Construction was scheduled to start in 2010, like its predecessor, but finished earlier in 2015. Sydneys current suburban system can reliably carry 24,000 people an hour per line. [92], The South East Sydney Transport Strategy of the New South Wales government envisions a metro line starting from the CBD with stations at Green Square, Randwick, two at Maroubra, Malabar and La Perouse built by 2041, as well as another one from Randwick to Eastlakes and, via the Domestic and International terminals of Sydney Airport, further on to Brighton-Le-Sands and then Kogarah by 2056. Sydney Metro is revolutionising how Australias biggest city travels, connecting Sydneys north west, west, south west and greater west to fast, reliable turn-up-and-go metro services with fully accessible stations. This new underground railway will connect Greater Parramatta and the Sydney CBD. It will comprise six stations and service the new Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport upon opening in 2026. Sydney Metro is now open 26 May 2019 Tunnelling milestone at Sydney Metro 14 May 2019 Fact Sheet: Metro North West Line operations 5 May 2019 Sydney Metro to open in three weeks 5 May 2019 Sydney Metro is the first fully automated driverless metro rail system in Australia. [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 Sydney Metro Northwest, which runs between Rouse Hill and Chatswood, opened in May 2019. A 30 kilometre extension of metro rail from the end of Metro North West Line at Chatswood under Sydney Harbour, through new CBD stations and south west to Bankstown. [26] According to media reports, in 2019 the government decided to abandon plans for a second CBD station at Central Station, and plans for the line to run further to the south-east, with a station at Zetland. These include Rozelle, Leichhardt, Silverwater and Rosehill. 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The metro program creates and supports new communities, improves amenity, and delivers new integrated station developments. The first proposals for a metro system in Sydney were put forward in 2001, when Co-ordinator-General of Rail Ron Christie released his "Long-term Strategic Plan for Rail" report, outlining long-term goals for the expansion of the rail network. The line will also service Parramatta and Sydney Olympic Park upon opening in 2030. [45] Since July 2019, services take 37 minutes from end to end, at a frequency of every 4 minutes during peak hours and every 10 minutes at all other times. Tracking Code. Sydney Metro is the biggest urban rail project in Australian history, transforming how we get around the nations biggest city. [37] The package included 3.5 kilometres (2.2mi) of twin tunnels, two tunnel boring machines launched from a site in The Bays, a train turn-back cavern east of Hunter Street station, excavation and civil works on two stations, and tunnel lining segments. [15] The coalition government was subsequently re-elected in the election that month. [74] The City & Southwest extension represents the first phase of the "southern sector conversion" envisaged in Sydney's Rail Future. [16][17][18], On 21 October 2019, the locations of seven stations were announced. 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Eight-car trains have a design capacity of 1,539 customers and increasing the running frequency to ultimately 30 trains per hour (2-minute headway) would provide a maximum capacity of 46,170 passengers per hour per direction.[52]. [53] Stage 5 of the project would further extend the line westward from Olympic Park to Parramatta, planned for completion in 2024. [38], In July 2018, Sydney Metro was established as a statutory authority, tasked with leading the delivery of the metro system. [47] Under the proposal, the project is proposed to be funded by the private sector, with Fastrail's assets being returned to the NSW Government after 30 years. The second stage, Chatswood to Sydenham (Metro City), is currently underway. 2019-23 (planned) The Bankstown Line will close for up to two months every year as part of the City and Southwest metro conversion process, and for up to six months in 2023 prior to the metro opening. [56][57] The trains were built at Alstom's rolling stock manufacturing facility in India,[58][59] with the first six-car Sydney Metro train arriving in Rouse Hill on 26 September 2017 to undergo testing. Australia's biggest transport project and most advanced railway, Sydney Metro has officially opened to deliver frequent turn-up-and-go services from Tallawong Station at Rouse Hill to Chatswood Station. [46][47] Before that, for the first few weeks after opening, the line operated once every 5 minutes during the peak hours until it was increased to every 4 minutes. [41], Early works to prepare for tunnelling commenced in 2020 with tunnelling on the central and western sections of the line expected to begin in 2023. Testing of Sydney Metro trains has included high speed tests on the skytrain, calibrating the system with the platform screen doors and loading one train with more than 100 1,000-litre tanks of water to simulate customer loads. In the 20192020 New South Wales state budget in June 2019, the state government announced an investment of $2.0 billion to commence the construction of stage 1 for the next 4 years. The line will run for 24km (15mi) between Parramatta and the Sydney CBD, with nine stations in total. The Sydney Metro Northwest, which runs between Rouse Hill and Chatswood, opened in May 2019. [12] He suggested that some "metro" linesoperationally independent from the existing networkshould be constructed past 2020 due to capacity constraints. Join us, as we create an Australian bird and landscape artwork in Phive Brickman Cities 17 Dec 2022 - 23 Apr 2023 Though a precise construction timeframe was not provided, the plan envisages all work being completed by 2031. This means Sydney Trains and inter-city services will be freed up for customers in the citys outer west in areas like Blacktown, Penrith and the Blue Mountains. A biodiversity trial is currently underway at the Hills Showground Station plaza, located on the Sydney Metro North West Line. Details of the services will be clearly signposted at stations and also available at www.transportnsw.info. [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. It consists of 23km (14mi) of new track between Rouse Hill and Epping, which includes eight new stations. Stage 2, extending the metro under Sydney Harbour and through the CBD to Bankstown, is expected to open in 2024. The centrepiece of the scheme was "Metro Link", a future rapid transit system of underground, privately operated, single-deck, automated trains. An unreleased government document leaked to The Daily Telegraph suggests that such a train would eliminate the need of around 18 million car trips per year, reducing between 34,000 and 45,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions being put into the atmosphere. For all trip planning information go here: https://transportnsw.info/metro. [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. Published: 04:49 EST, 3 March . 2024 (planned) Stage two Sydney Metro City and Southwest is due to open. The proposal was carried forward to the Sydney Metro project announced by Iemma's successor Nathan Rees in 2009. [3], 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.[40]. At full operation, trains will run every four minutes in each direction at peak times, with the ability to run up to every two minutes in the future. We pay respect to traditional custodians and Elders past and present. The line is expected to open to the public by 2030. A new metro station at Westmead one of Australias largest health and education precincts. In February 2023, as part of the 2023 state election campaign, the government of Dominic Perrottet announced business cases would be produced for a further 100km of extensions for the Sydney Metro network. Sydney Metro West doubles the capacity of the currently overcrowded T1 Western Line, It establishes future capacity for Sydneys fast growing west and the planned airport, Passengers will enjoy faster travel times all the way from Penrith and Blacktown, Parramatta, where the number of jobs is expected to double over the next 20 years to 100,000, Sydney Olympic Park, where 34,000 jobs and more than 23,000 residents will be located by 2030, The Bays Precinct, Sydneys new innovation hub where 95 hectares of land is being regenerated. 1800 612 173 Community infoline open 24 hours sydneymetrowest@transport.nsw.gov.au Sydney Metro West PO Box K659, Haymarket NSW 1240 Translating and interpreting service If you need help understanding this information, . 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. Not to be confused with: Sydney Metro West. PRODUCT MANAGEMENT. 28 Apr 2021 | Infrastructure There were 10 stations proposed for the Western FastRail:[52], The SydneyLink project was a massive infrastructure scheme announced by the state government led by premier Morris Iemma on 18 March 2008.