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
  • 3 (under construction)
  • 4 (total)
Line numberM1, M2, M3
Number of stations
  • 13
  • 34 (under construction)
  • 47 (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)
7 minutes (intra-peak)
10 minutes (off-peak)
Technical
System length
  • 36 km (22 mi)[4]
    30 km (19 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
This diagram:

Sydney Metro is a fully automated rapid transit system in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The first component, the Metro North West Line, opened on 26 May 2019, running between Tallawong and Chatswood. It currently consists of 13 stations and 36 km (22.4 mi) of twin tracks, mostly underground. The City extension will be completed in 2024, including testing. The opening date for this extension will be 4 August 2024.[9] Work is progressing to extend this line from Sydenham to Bankstown as part of the Southwest project, which will replace the current T3 line, with a scheduled 2025 completion.[10] When completed, the entire line from Tallawong to Bankstown will have 66 km (41.0 mi) of twin tracks and 31 stations.[11]

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 (14.3 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 run approximately 24 km (14.9 mi) from Westmead to a new station at Hunter Street in the Sydney CBD. It will comprise nine stations, serviced by fully underground twin tracks. The line will service Parramatta and Sydney Olympic Park upon opening in 2032.[12]

The Metro North West Line of the Sydney Metro is Australia's only fully automated heavy rail system.[13][14] It is controlled 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.

It is the first metro system in Australia and Oceania.

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  2. ^ "Monthly comparison of Metro trips by Operator and Line". Transport for NSW. 7 July 2023. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  3. ^ New Transport Leadership Confirmed Archived 26 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW 26 March 2021
  4. ^ a b "Sydney Metro". urbanrail.net. Archived from the original on 15 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  5. ^ "About Sydney Metro". Sydney Metro. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Chapter 7: Project description - operation" (PDF). Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  7. ^ O'Sullivan, Matt (29 May 2023). "Why Sydney will end up with three incompatible metro train lines". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Metro train passes 100km/h speed test". Sydney Metro. 13 August 2018. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  9. ^ O'Sullivan, Matt (7 July 2024). "Opening date revealed for Sydney's mega metro rail line under harbour". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Minns Labor Government will deliver Sydenham to Bankstown section of City and Southwest Metro | NSW Government". August 2023.
  11. ^ "NSW government commits to converting south-west Sydney rail line to metro". ABC News. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Metro West to supercharge housing supply across Sydney | NSW Government". 7 December 2023.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "Australia's first metro system opened in Sydney". Urban Transport Magazine. 29 May 2019. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.