Behind the fence: look into the future
Test your knowledge with fun and interesting facts about the Sydney Metro project.
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46
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46 new state of the art, fully accessible metro stations
2.8 km Sydney Harbour Tunnel
9 km North Connex
31 km New Sydney Metro tunnels
Tunnel length
Australia’s longest railway tunnels
Travel Calculator
The travel calculator calculates the number of minutes for a journey during stage 1 and stage 2 of the Sydney Metro development. Select a stage and search for a start and end location to find out how many minutes it will take below. The number of minutes is displayed below.
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66,236,576
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Hours worked to date:
June 2024
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Sydney Metro City & Southwest tunnels
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15.5km of twin tunnels are being constructed from Chatswood to Sydenham
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379,000 tonnes of concrete will be made to produce almost 100,000 segments that will line the twin rail tunnels
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Almost 100,000 concrete segments will be made into almost 16,500 concrete rings
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Almost 6 million tonnes of crushed rock is estimated to be generated for re-use from the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project.
Featured news
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Target Sydney Metro City launch announced
Sydney is set to experience fast, safe, reliable metro trains through the city next month, with the landmark Sydney Metro City project targeting an opening date of August 4. 
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First look at Barangaroo's newest waterfront precinct
From next week, Sydneysiders can enjoy the city’s newest waterfront precinct ahead of Barangaroo’s first transport link opening in August.
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Sydney Metro operations centre doubles in size to support City services
Sydney Metro’s expanded Operations Control Centre (OCC) has been unveiled at the Sydney Metro Trains Facility in Tallawong ahead of service starting on the Sydney Metro City & Southwest in August.
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Search begins for new Transport Hub and builders for Sydney Metro West
Sydney Metro West is on its way to creating opportunities for new housing as it kicks off the procurement process for integrated station developments.