Metro Insights
Test your knowledge with fun and interesting facts about the Sydney Metro project.
46
stations
46 new state of the art, fully accessible metro stations
Metro train completes first journey from Tallawong to Sydenham
A metro train has completed the first continuous journey between Tallawong and Sydenham.
2.8 km Sydney Harbour Tunnel
9 km North Connex
31 km New Sydney Metro tunnels
Tunnel length
Australia’s longest railway tunnels
What is the maximum speed of Metro trains?
What type of train cars are used in the Sydney Metro?
Which feature of the Sydney Metro allows for automated train operations?
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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.
68,421,679
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Hours worked to date:
June 2025
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Sydney Metro Western Sydney Airport tunnels
9.8km of twin tunnels constructed
Excavation of 1,863,460 tonnes of material
69,966 concrete segments installed to line the new tunnel walls
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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
Huge cavern carved out below Sydney CBD as Hunter Street Station takes shape
A major milestone has been reached in the delivery of the city-shaping Sydney Metro West mega project, with excavation of the Hunter Street metro station cavern now complete.
Landmark new Sydney Metro precinct confirmed for Parramatta CBD
Planning approval has been received for a vibrant new transit-orientated precinct in the heart of Parramatta’s city centre that will have fast and reliable metro services at its core.
Sydney Metro Corporate Plan 2025-26
Public Consultation open for Sydney Metro’s 2025-26 Corporate Plan.
Hunter Street Station dig unearths relics linked to one of Sydney’s earliest and enduring historic families
Hundreds of artefacts, some dating back to the early nineteenth century, have been uncovered at the Hunter Street Station site, including a property once owned by prominent Sydney merchant, Prosper de Mestre.