Metro Insights
Test your knowledge with fun and interesting facts about the Sydney Metro project.
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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
Metro train goes end to end in first full line test run
A metro train has made history, completing the entire length of the M1 Metro North West & Bankstown Line from Tallawong to Bankstown.
Love at first ride: Sydney Metro clocks 100 million passenger trips
It is undeniable, Sydneysiders and visitors to the harbour city cannot get enough of their modern new metro service, with more than 100 million trips clocked on the M1 line since the City section opened below the Sydney CBD in August 2024.
Southwest Metro reaches major testing milestone
A second train has joined the testing fleet on the Southwest Metro line, as the rigorous testing and commissioning program ramps up, bringing southwest Sydney closer to transformative metro services starting to Bankstown later this year.
New artwork unveiled at Gadigal Station weaves culture into every journey
Return of the Gadi Reed is a striking new artwork installed at Gadigal Station by First Nations artists Rowena Welsh-Jarrett, Alison Page and Dakota Dixon.