News
News list
World's best metro: go behind the scenes
Channel 7 tells the inside story of Sydney Metro on Thursday night in an one-hour Seven News special presentation, World’s Best Metro.
NSW Budget: $12 billion for metro rail revolution
The NSW Budget will commit $6.2 billion towards the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project and $5.8 billion for Sydney Metro Northwest over the next four years – fully funding Australia’s biggest public transport project. Premier Mike Baird, Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian and Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance made the announcement as the tunnels for Sydney Metro Northwest were handed over within budget and 10 months early – ready for railway tracks to be installed and the new metro stations built. “Today is another red-letter day for public transport in Sydney,” Mr Baird said. Ms Berejiklian said the 2016-17 NSW Budget will "continue the Government’s record commitments to public transport with not only $1.32 billion to continue work on the Metro Northwest, but also $1.39 billion to continue the Metro under the Harbour, through the CBD and on to Bankstown.” Mr Constance congratulated the almost 400 tunnellers and 4600 workers who’ve delivered this new section of new world-class railway ahead of schedule. “Every day there’s major leaps forward with Sydney Metro and the exciting part is we’re only just getting started.” 2016-17 funding for Sydney Metro Northwest includes laying tracks and building eight new metro stations, procurement of Sydney’s new fully-automated metro trains and ongoing construction of the 4 kilometre skytrain. 2016-17 funding for Sydney Metro City & Southwest includes the tender process for twin tunnels from Chatswood to Sydenham and early construction work in 2017, including building demolitions and planning and design work. Construction crews have started laying the tracks for Sydney Metro Northwest, which is scheduled to open in the first half of 2019. The first tunnel boring machine for Sydney Metro City & Southwest will be in the ground before the end of 2018, with services expected to start in 2024.
First railway tracks laid for Sydney Metro
The first railway tracks have been laid on Sydney Metro in a major milestone for Australia’s biggest public transport project. Inside the Sydney Metro Trains Facility at Rouse Hill, 19 km of railway steel is being laid as well as 11,500 sleepers and 30,000 tonnes of ballast. Here, 22 metro trains will be stabled and maintained when services start in the first half of 2019. When Stage 2 of Sydney Metro is built, the facility will also maintain the extra trains needed to service the entire line to Bankstown. The site will also house the Sydney Metro operations centre. Eventually 108 kilometres of railway steel will be used across the Sydney Metro Northwest project.
Skytrain rises over Samantha Riley Drive
Sydney Metro Northwest’s skytrain has successfully crossed its second major roadway.
Sydney Metro City & Southwest another step closer
Major construction will begin on Sydney’s newest metro rail project next year, with commuters today getting the first look at the new CBD stations.
What's in the Environmental Impact Statement
The Project must be assessed and approved under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) before major construction can start.
First look inside skytrain
This is the first look inside Sydney Metro Northwest’s skytrain, held together by more than 1,400 kilometres of steel cables.
All systems go on Sydney Metro
The tender process has started to build the new twin Sydney Metro tunnels under Sydney Harbour and through the CBD for Stage 2 of Sydney Metro – Australia’s biggest public transport project. NSW Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance made the announcement at an industry briefing in Chatswood, attended by more than 450 people from 250 Australian and international companies. “It’s full steam ahead on Sydney Metro. We’ve now taken the next step and opened expressions of interest for tunnelling, asking industry to partner with us in delivering this city-shaping project,” Mr Constance said. “The first of five tunnel boring machines will be in the ground before the end of 2018 to deliver new twin railway tunnels from Chatswood to Sydenham, as we get on with the job of opening Sydney Metro City & Southwest by 2024. “We finished tunnelling on Sydney Metro Northwest in January this year, with services on track to start in the first half of 2019 with a new metro train every four minutes in the peak.” Sydney Metro City & Southwest will extend metro rail from Sydney’s booming North West, beneath Sydney Harbour, through new underground CBD stations, and beyond to Bankstown." Following an intense process of engagement and consultation with industry over the past six months, major procurement for Stage 2 of Sydney Metro is now moving forward with the tunnel and station excavation works. “Sydney Metro isn’t just a city-shaping project – this is a fully-funded state-building and nation-building infrastructure project being delivered right now,” Mr Constance said. “As we embark on the formal procurement process for Sydney Metro City & Southwest, this is a further opportunity for industry to work with the government in delivering a truly world-class piece of infrastructure.” The tunnelling contract is expected to be awarded mid next year.
Pedestrian link gets go-ahead
A new underground pedestrian link will be built from the future Norwest Railway Station to the Norwest retail and business precinct.
Sydney Metro Northwest on track
More than 100 kilometres of railway tracks have arrived for the $8.3 billion Sydney Metro Northwest project.