Sydney Metro

This article is about the rapid transit system. For the former owner of the Sydney light rail and monorail, see Metro Transport Sydney. For the previous 2008 Sydney Metro proposal, see Sydney Metro (2008 proposal).
Not to be confused with Sydney Trains.

Sydney Metro
An Alstom Metropolis approaching Kellyville station
A Metropolis Stock at Chatswood
Overview
OwnerNSW Government (via the Transport Asset Holding Entity)
LocaleSydney
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines
  • 1
  • 2 (under construction)
  • 3 (total)
Line numberM1, M2, M3
Number of stations
  • 21
  • 15 (under construction)
  • 10 (under conversion)
  • 46 (total)
Daily ridership74,000 (2023/24)[1]
Annual ridership23,298,590 (2023/24)[2]
Chief executivePeter Regan[3]
Websitesydneymetro.info
Operation
Began operation26 May 2019; 5 years ago (26 May 2019)
Operator(s)Metro Trains Sydney
CharacterElevated, open cut and underground
Number of vehicles45 6-car Metropolis Stock sets (270 cars)
Train length
  • Sydney Metro North West, City and South West: 6 Carriages (with potential for 2 additional carriages to be added)
  • Sydney Metro Western Sydney Airport: 3 or 4 carriages
Headway4 minutes (peak)
5-7 minutes (intra-peak)
10 minutes (off-peak)
Technical
System length
  • 52 km (32 mi)[4]
    14 km (8.7 mi) (under construction)[4][5]
  • 47 km (29 mi) (planned)
  • 113 km (70 mi) (total)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead catenary:
Top speed100 km/h (62.1 mph)[8]
System map

Legend
() Bankstown
Punchbowl
Tallawong
Wiley Park
Rouse Hill
Lakemba
Kellyville
Belmore
Bella Vista
Campsie
Norwest
Canterbury
Hills Showground
Hurlstone Park
Castle Hill
() Dulwich Hill
Cherrybrook
Marrickville
Epping ()
() Sydenham
Macquarie University
Waterloo
Macquarie Park
Central
North Ryde
Gadigal
Chatswood ()
() Martin Place
Crows Nest
Barangaroo
Victoria Cross


Stage 2
(City & Southwest)
Stage 1
(North West)
Disabled access All Metro stations have wheelchair access
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Sydney Metro is a fully automated rapid transit rail system in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It currently consists of the Metro North West & Bankstown Line, running between Tallawong and Sydenham and consisting of 21 stations on 52 km (32 mi) of twin tracks, mostly underground. The first stage of the line opened on 26 May 2019, running between Tallawong and Chatswood. This line was extended from Chatswood to Sydenham on 19 August 2024 as part of the first stage of the City & Southwest project.[9] The second stage of the project will then further extend this line to Bankstown as part of a partial conversion of the existing Bankstown railway line with a scheduled completion in 2025.[10]

Two additional lines are also under construction, as part of the Sydney Metro West and Western Sydney Airport projects. The Western Sydney Airport project will construct a line approximately 23 km (14 mi) from St Marys to the new Bradfield Station in Badgerys Creek. It will comprise six stations and service the Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport, which is also currently under construction, upon its opening in 2026.

Sydney Metro West will construct a 24 km (15 mi) new line from Westmead to a new station at Hunter Street in the Sydney CBD. It will comprise ten stations, serviced by fully underground twin tracks. The line will service Parramatta and Sydney Olympic Park upon opening in 2032.[11]

When all current projects are complete, the network will amount to a total of 46 stations and 113 km (70 mi) of track.

The Metro North West & Bankstown Line of the Sydney Metro is Australia's only fully automated heavy rail system.[12][13] It is managed by the Sydney Metro agency, under the umbrella of Transport for NSW. Services are operated by Metro Trains Sydney and integrated with the established Sydney Trains network. Its 52 km (32 mi) line also makes it the second-longest single driverless rapid transit line in the world, behind the Dubai Metro Red Line.

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  3. ^ New Transport Leadership Confirmed Archived 26 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW 26 March 2021
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  12. ^ "Sydney's first metro line a revolution for Australian transport". International Railway Journal. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
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