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.
Contract signings to progress Sydney Metro West in 2026
Four large Sydney Metro West contracts have been awarded, marking a significant milestone for the city-shaping project as it accelerates towards delivering faster, more reliable journeys between the Sydney CBD and Westmead.
Crows Nest Station wins global design award
Another Sydney Metro station has been recognised on the world stage, with Crows Nest Station awarded Best Rail/Transit Project at the prestigious Engineering News-Record (ENR) Global Best Projects competition.
Lift off! Tunnel boring machines emerge from the ground at Westmead
From mega breakthroughs to now mega lifts – retrieval of tunnel boring machines (TBMs) Betty and Dorothy has kicked off after their enormous effort building part of the Sydney Metro West tunnels.