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.
68,595,812
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Hours worked to date:
July 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
Work powers up to deliver next Metro superstation below the Sydney CBD
Work is in full swing inside Sydney CBD’s deepest underground structure, as Hunter Street Station cavern is prepared to welcome two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) which are about to make their way from Pyrmont.
Hunter Street Station to unlock Sydney CBD’s longest east-west undercover pedestrian network
The city-shaping potential of Hunter Street Station will be amplified by two underground pedestrian connections which will link commuters directly to services on the M1 metro line at Martin Place and connect the station into a broader, cross-city pedestrian network.
Sydney Metro West tunnels reach end of the line
Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Betty has smashed through into a cavern deep beneath Westmead to complete the first tunnel at the western end of the 24-kilometre Sydney Metro West line.
Ruby revs up for final stretch of Sydney Metro West tunnelling
Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Ruby has launched into the final leg of tunnelling for the city-shaping Sydney Metro West project that will double rail capacity between Parramatta and the Sydney CBD.