Weekend testing closures to deliver Southwest Metro

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 7 to Sunday 8 March  
o    Saturday 21 to Sunday 22 March  
o    Friday 3 to Monday 6 April (Easter weekend) 

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. 
The four-day Easter closure will provide an extended window to undertake complex works and systems integration that cannot be completed during standard weekend possessions. 

While the temporary closures will cause disruption, they are critical to bringing the final section of the M1 line online and ensuring the new Sydenham to Bankstown corridor operates seamlessly with the existing line. 

Additional changes in Metro services:  

•    Partial line closures: 
o    Saturday 28 March to Sunday 29 March. No metro services will run between Macquarie Park and Victoria Cross while Sydney Trains completes trackwork at Chatswood. Passengers are advised to use replacement buses as Sydney Trains services will also not run at Chatswood Station during this time.  
o    Saturday 18 to Sunday 19 April. The City section of the line will be closed between Chatswood and Sydenham. 

•    Night works from 9.10pm – services will run at a reduced frequency between Tallawong and Sydenham, every 20 minutes. At Victoria Cross and Crows Nest, services towards Tallawong may leave from different platforms. 
o    Monday 09 to Wednesday 11 March 

•    Night works from 9.50pm – No metro services will run between Central and Sydenham. Customers are advised to use Sydney Trains services between Central and Sydenham. 
o    Monday 30 March to Wednesday 01 April 

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.