Weekend testing closures to deliver Southwest Metro
06.03.2026
Over selected weekends, the M1 line will experience closures to allow for essential testing and integration work as Sydney Metro prepares to extend services to Bankstown in the second half of 2026.
These planned shutdowns will enable significant portions of system testing to be completed safely and efficiently, accelerating the final stages of the program and bringing the project closer to opening.
Upcoming full line closures:
o Saturday 18 to Sunday 19 April
o Saturday 9 to Sunday 10 May
o Saturday 16 to Sunday 17 May
During these periods, replacement buses will operate between Tallawong and Chatswood, with Sydney Trains services running between Chatswood and Sydenham.
Over the coming months, Sydney Metro’s Southwest conversion team will complete a series of critical tests across the full length of the line, including on-track testing across the full length of the M1 line, software upgrades and integration work.
Saturday 18 April to Sunday 19 April
- No metro services will run between Chatswood and Sydenham.
- Metro services will operate between Tallawong and Chatswood. Use trains between Chatswood and Sydenham.
Monday 27 April to Wednesday 29 April
- From 9.50pm nightly, no metro services will run between Central and Sydenham.
- Metro services will operate between Tallawong and Martin Place, Martin Place and Central only. Use trains between Central and Sydenham.
Sunday 3 May to Wednesday 6 May
- From 9.50pm nightly, no metro services will run between Central and Sydenham.
- Metro services will operate between Tallawong and Martin Place, Martin Place and Central only. Use trains between Central and Sydenham.
Saturday 9 May to Sunday 10 May
- Metro services will not run between Tallawong and Sydenham.
- Replacement buses will operate between Tallawong and Chatswood. Use trains between Epping or Chatswood, the City and Sydenham.
Saturday 16 May to Sunday 17 May
- Metro services will not run between Tallawong and Sydenham.
- Replacement buses will operate between Tallawong and Chatswood. Use trains between Epping or Chatswood, the City and Sydenham.
Further closures will be required as testing continues. Customers will be kept informed through transport apps, travel alerts and station announcements.
Passengers are encouraged to plan ahead and check transportnsw.info before travelling.
When services extend to Bankstown later this year, Sydney will have a fast, reliable and frequent metro network stretching 66 kilometres and serving 31 stations connecting the city’s northwest, the CBD and the southwest with turn-up-and-go services.