From old to new: Southwest Metro stations now complete
21.09.2026
The transformation of the ten historic stations along the 130‑year‑old line between Sydenham and Bankstown is now complete, as the Southwest Metro gets closer to welcoming passengers.
Whilst preserving the heritage of these stations, Sydney Metro has prepared them for the safe and efficient operation of the high-speed, driverless, turn-up-and-go metro service.
This includes the installation of 360 automated platform screen doors, while the curved station platforms have required the installation of more than 1,300 gap fillers to fill the spaces between the trains and the platform.
In addition to the technical requirements for metro operation, the stations have undergone major upgrades including refurbished station buildings, platform resurfacing, upgraded toilets, 790 CCTV cameras, over 2,000 new wayfinding signs and 145 passenger information displays.
Upgrades have been carefully tailored to reflect its local community identity, with heritage features like the platform chimneys at Canterbury Station, retained and restored.
The precincts around the stations have been improved with new shared paths, landscaping and public plazas now open next to Campsie, Bankstown, Dulwich Hill and Punchbowl Stations. These plazas will create more welcoming spaces that provide safer pedestrian pathways, modern landscaping and seating areas.
The stations have improved accessibility with lifts installed at Wiley Park, Dulwich Hill, Hurlstone Park, Punchbowl and Canterbury stations, meaning all Southwest stations are lift accessible.
Connectivity has also been improved with new drop-off zones at Sydenham, Dulwich Hill, Hurlstone Park, Canterbury, Campsie, Belmore, Lakemba, Wiley Park and Punchbowl stations; along with 379 bicycle parking spaces across the corridor.