[5] The line will form part of the Sydney Metro network. The Sydney Metro West will be made up of seven new metro stations at: Westmead Parramatta Sydney Olympic Park North Strathfield Burwood North Five Dock Currently consisting of one line that opened on 26 May 2019, it runs from Tallawong to Chatswood and consists of 13 stations and 36 km (22.4 mi) of twin tracks, mostly underground. The metro stops at 13 stations along the Metro North West Line, including eight new stations . [36] The shortlist for the package was announced in February 2022:[40], In November 2022, the Eastern Tunnelling Package was awarded to the John Holland, CPB Contractors and Ghella joint venture at a cost of $1.63 billion. There are 13 railway stations between Tallawong and Chatswood and 4,000 new commuter car parking spaces. [53] In a 6-car configuration, the trains have a seating capacity of 378 people, with a total capacity of 1,100. The NSW Premier's award recognises "infrastructure projects in the state that make a difference to the local community". An extension to Sydenham will open next year, followed by a further extension to Bankstown within 12 months. [55] Legislation to remove references to the Sydney Metro Authority was enacted later that year. For project enquiries or complaints about construction work: Transport for NSW recognise and celebrate the diversity of Aboriginal peoples and their ongoing cultures and care of Country. [27], On 30 April 2020, the project's Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was released to the public for exhibition. [41][42] This included the following links: Sydney Metro services are operated by Metro Trains Sydney, a joint venture between MTR Corporation, John Holland Group, and UGL Rail, who will operate and maintain the network under a 15-year contract. [10] In March 2018, the government expanded the project scope, including:[5][23][13], Other options for new metro stations include Camellia/Rydalmere, North Burwood/Five Dock, Kings Bay (Five Dock) and Pyrmont. We pay respect to the Traditional Custodians and First Peoples of NSW, and acknowledge their continued connection to their country and culture. The contributions from value capture are expected to amount to between 10 and 15 percent of the capital cost. A new metro station in the heart of the Sydney CBD commercial centre, connecting directly to Sydneys established and growing employment precincts. Join us, as we create an Australian bird and landscape artwork in Phive Brickman Cities 17 Dec 2022 - 23 Apr 2023 Sydney Metro West will run approximately 24km (14.9mi) from Westmead to the Sydney CBD. WHO ARE WE? We pay respect to traditional custodians and Elders past and present. Delivering new rail services for the first time at Burwood North, Five Dock, The Bays and Pyrmont. Meet the Sydney Metro Crows Nest team at Crows Nest Festival 16 Oct 2022 Meet the Sydney Metro Crows Nest team at Crows Nest Festival 16.10.2022 Planning approval has been received for new precincts to transform communities along the new 24km line connecting Westmead to the Sydney CBD. [92], The South East Sydney Transport Strategy of the New South Wales government envisions a metro line starting from the CBD with stations at Green Square, Randwick, two at Maroubra, Malabar and La Perouse built by 2041, as well as another one from Randwick to Eastlakes and, via the Domestic and International terminals of Sydney Airport, further on to Brighton-Le-Sands and then Kogarah by 2056. [17], The construction of the North West Metro was however dependent on the privatisation of the electricity network,[18] and after a change of the state's Premier in late 2008, it was cancelled due to budgetary concerns. Sydney Metro West will have a travel time target of around 20 minutes between Parramatta and the Sydney CBD Doubling rail capacity between Parramatta and the Sydney CBD About Sydney Metro West Sydney Metro is making it easier than ever for you to access important project information. Sydneys current suburban system can reliably carry 24,000 people an hour per line. The Metro West documents show the cost of building the underground line will be significantly greater on a per kilometres basis than the City and Southwest project, and the Northwest rail line from Rouse Hill to Chatswood which opened in 2019. Fully accessible with lifts and level access between trains and platforms. Sydney Metro West | City of Parramatta Upcoming events Community & Civic Over 55s Leisure & Learning - Awakening the Artist Within 3 Feb 2023 - 7 Apr 2023 Are you looking to experience something new? The NSW Government will integrate transport and land use planning along the corridor, with the project will be delivered as an underground metro railway line. The metro program creates and supports new communities, improves amenity, and delivers new integrated station developments. The Sydney CBD, allowing easy access to the existing public transport network and Stages 1 and 2 of Sydney Metro, which is currently under construction. An unreleased government document leaked to The Daily Telegraph suggests that such a train would eliminate the need of around 18 million car trips per year, reducing between 34,000 and 45,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions being put into the atmosphere. To open at the same time as airline passenger services start. take below. [31] These plans received criticism on the basis that they might not have the capacity of existing double-deck trains [32] and concerns over the inability of trains on the existing network to use the new crossing. In February 2023, as part of the 2023 state election campaign, the government of Dominic Perrottet announced business cases would be produced for a further 100km of extensions for the Sydney Metro network. 06 May 2021 | Infrastructure Melbourne Metro Tunnel's 9km tunnels have moved closer to completion, switching the project's focus on to its five new underground stations. The 24-kilometre metro line doubling rail capacity between Greater Parramatta and the Sydney CBD, linking new communities to rail services and supporting employment growth and housing supply. For the first 6 months of operation, they were supplemented with trackwork-style rail replacement buses for late-night services from Sundays to Wednesdays. 28 Apr 2021 | Infrastructure The intention of the trial is to determine which plant varieties are the most resilient, require low levels of regular maintenance and prove to be a cost-effective alternative to conventional plantings.The findings from the trial will inform the design of other public landscapes across Sydney. The final piece in the puzzle to connect Sydney Metro City & Southwest with the existing Metro North West Line has been completed, ahead of testing starting later this year. We pay respect to traditional custodians and Elders past and present. [12] Construction was originally planned to begin by 2022. Costed at $2 billion, it was deemed extraordinarily cheap, and in December 2003 the Government formally rejected the unsolicited proposal. Lvl 5, 18-20 Orion Road, Lane Cove West, New South Wales. Position Type. Work is progressing to extend this line from Chatswood to Bankstown, running under Sydney Harbour and the Sydney Central Business District (CBD) with a scheduled 2024 completion. Final commissioning of Sydneys new generation of driverless trains is currently underway with more than 180,000km of testing complete. During the initial settling in period over about six weeks, trains will run every five minutes at peak to allow the new system to ramp up to full frequency. Project updates Phone: 1800 612 173 Sydney Metro West community information line Email: sydneymetrowest@transport.nsw.gov.au [41] Underground stations are to be delivered for The Bays, Five Dock, Burwood North, North Strathfield and Westmead as part of a Stations Package West contract, while the remaining stations will be delivered individually as part of integrated station developments. The first stage, Cudgegong Rd to Chatswood (Metro Northwest) has been recently completed and is in operation since 26 May 2019. 2026 (planned) [37] The contract for the Western Tunnelling Package was awarded to Gamuda and Laing O'Rourke joint venture in March 2022 at a cost of $2.16 billion. Tracking Code. One of the possible future metro lines was the West Metro, from the Sydney CBD to Parramatta and Westmead. [28] The new Premier Kristina Keneally chose instead to focus on the expansion of the existing heavy rail network, including the North West Rail Link and South West Rail Link. 05.05.2019 Sydney Metro opens on Sunday 26 May. Published: 04:49 EST, 3 March . Sydney Metro is Australias biggest public transport project. After the addition of the Stage 2 extension to Bankstown, the stations platforms will be configured to allow for future use of 8-car trains and the signalling system designed to allow for 2-minute headways, both of which are planned to be introduced once sufficient patronage demands it. Sydney Metro has also commenced planning for over and adjacent station development atParramatta,Sydney Olympic Park, Hunter Street (West and East) and Pyrmont. [13], During the state election campaign in March 2019, the Liberal/National coalition government announced a funding of $6.4 billion to the project and commitment to start construction earlier in 2020, if re-elected. The studio recently had notable success with the faith-based film Jesus Revolution, which opened to $15.8 million last weekend and has since surpassed $20 million in box office sales. The proposal was carried forward to the Sydney Metro project announced by Iemma's successor Nathan Rees in 2009. We pay respect to traditional custodians and Elders past and present. [38], Following planning approval in March 2021, work to prepare for tunnels and station excavation between Westmead and The Bays could begin. Please note that for the operator tag, you should not use Metro Trains Sydney. Sydney Metro uses the Opal card ticketing system. The line is expected to open to the public by 2030. In August 2020, the government announced a shortlist of three consortia to deliver the project's first two major tunnelling packages:[34]. Western FastRail was being backed by a consortium led by businessman and former union leader Michael Easson, which includes Dutch bank ABN AMRO and Australian construction company Leighton Holdings. [29] The station is likely to be close to The Star casino, and will likely involve an office and retail development above the station. Beyond 2010: Overcoming the critical inner city constraint and implementing a longer term vision", "Bye heavy rail, now for a north-west metro", "Premier Iemma unveils Sydney's first Euro-style metro rail project", "Iemma's reasons for privatising electricity", "Northwest Metro rail link officially shelved", "Metro: The future of Sydney's transport", "CBD Metro cost jumps $1.3b in six months", "An end to Sydney's transport lost years? This new underground railway will connect Greater Parramatta and the Sydney CBD. Phone: 1800 612 173 Sydney Metro West community information line, Mail: Sydney Metro West, PO Box K659 Haymarket NSW 1240. [16] Expected to cost $12 billion, it would have linked Rouse Hill in Sydney's northwest with the CBD, with construction starting in 2010 and finishing in 2017. It is planned to comprise nine stations, serviced by underground twin tracks. Four key precincts to be serviced have initially been identified at: Find out more on the Sydney Metro West website. Sydneys first metro, the Metro North West Line, opened on 26 May 2019. The line would continue above-ground to Blacktown in six minutes, and onwards to Penrith in a further eleven minutes. ROIs Open - Sydney Metro West Partnership Nov 2022 ROIs Close - Sydney Metro West Partnership Jan 2023 Expected Pre-qualification Process Commencement Mar 2024 . Not to be confused with: Sydney Metro West. Sydney plans a major metro expansion - TunnelTalk, February 2020 Two more breakthroughs on Sydney Metro - TunnelTalk, December 2019 WestConnex M8 opens, Northconnex coming soon - TunnelTalk, July 2020 Sydney metro buildout projects 30 Jul 2020 Jonathan Rowland, TunnelTalk [5] The line connects a number of suburbs in Sydney's inner west that lacked heavy rail transportation, including Pyrmont and Five Dock. From Sydenham, the existing Bankstown railway line as far as Bankstown railway station will be converted from heavy rail to rapid transit standard. Australia's biggest transport project and most advanced railway, Sydney Metro has officially opened to deliver frequent turn-up-and-go services from Tallawong Station at Rouse Hill to Chatswood Station. The Sydney Metro West project has announced two new stations - Pyrmont, and Hunter Street in the city's central business district. [69] Passengers can interchange with the existing system at both Epping and Chatswood. Its replacement was the 9km (5.6mi), $4 billion CBD Metro, a shortened route running from Rozelle in the inner-west and into the CBD through to Central railway station. Major commercial and residential developments are planned around several stations, including a new town centre at Sydney Olympic Park. The caretaker period for the NSW Election commenced on 3 March 2023. Next generation fully air-conditioned metro trains. [14] The Labor opposition also announced its commitment to fund the project if it won the election, at the expense of cancelling other announced transport and road projects such as the Western Harbour Tunnel & Beaches Link. Sydney Metro is Australias biggest public transport project. [56][57] The trains were built at Alstom's rolling stock manufacturing facility in India,[58][59] with the first six-car Sydney Metro train arriving in Rouse Hill on 26 September 2017 to undergo testing. Before them consortium leader Michael Easson made a presentation for a privately financed rail line linking Sydney's far west with the city. The proposal depended on the construction of two tracks from St Marys to Penrith, as well as taking over existing CityRail tracks between St Marys to Westmead. The Pyrmont station option was confirmed by the government on 11 December 2020. Winter Love Island is about to heat up even further - thanks to the Casa Amor arrivals (Picture: ITV) Love Island 's 2023 winter . Most people used their Opal cards to tap off at Chatswood, Macquarie University and Epping. [5], The first major works that were contracted for the project by the state government were large tunnelling contracts, divided into three separate sections, with contracts to construct the underground stations and line-wide systems to follow. By 2030, Sydney will have a network of four metro lines, 46 stations and 113km of new metro rail. Euphoria starlet Sydney Sweeney shows off her figure in a low-cut top and mini skirt as she tries to dodge the rain on the set of her new romantic comedy in Sydney. In June 2019, the 2019-2020 New South Wales state budget reaffirmed the government's commitment and funding of $6.4 billion over four years to the project, with construction to be fast-tracked to start in 2020. Accordingly, no ministerial press releases or related information issued by the Government from this date will be available on this website. Integrated with the rest of Sydneys public transport system. Community, stakeholder and industry consultation will now help shape Sydney Metro Wests development, including the alignment and potential station locations. The remaining two consortia who were not successful would then bid for the Western Tunnelling Package to build 9 kilometres (5.6mi) of twin tunnels between Sydney Olympic Park and Westmead. All Sydney Metro infrastructure like the stations, trains and railway tracks are owned by the NSW Government. The first of these was the Western Fast Rail which was proposed by a private consortium, linking Wynyard and Penrith stations. Australian-first technology like platform screen doors keeps people and objects like prams away from the tracks and allows trains to get in and out of stations much faster. [12] He suggested that some "metro" linesoperationally independent from the existing networkshould be constructed past 2020 due to capacity constraints. The state government is also promising that the Sydney Metro West project will be completed by 2030 to connect Westmead and Parramatta with the city centre via Sydney Olympic Park and Canada Bay. Find out more on the Sydney Metro West website. [9] Parramatta, Sydney Olympic Park, the Bays Precinct and the Sydney CBD were announced as initial station locations, with up to 12 stations being considered. Works began in The Bays area in November 2020 to prepare for the arrival of tunnel boring machines in 2022. [27], The project's western end serves a similar area to the Parramatta Light Rail, whose stage 1 alignment runs between Westmead and Carlingford. The network is controlled by the Sydney Metro agency, under the umbrella of Transport for NSW. It consists of 23km (14mi) of new track between Rouse Hill and Epping, which includes eight new stations. opening_date = 2026 operator = Sydney Metro Example of a properly tagged construction site for an under-construction Sydney Metro station: Orchard Hills Metro Station. The project is expected to create about 10,000 direct and 70,000 indirect jobs during construction. A new metro station at Westmead - one of Australia's largest health and education precincts. [33], The government have announced they will safeguard the ability to extend the eastern section of the line to the south-east via Zetland and Green Square, and also allow for extending the western section beyond Westmead to areas such as the new Western Sydney Aerotropolis. At full operation, trains will run every four minutes in each direction at peak times, with the ability to run up to every two minutes in the future. [16][17][18], On 21 October 2019, the locations of seven stations were announced. This will ensure the systems, technology and interfaces are ready to go so when the stations and new metro trains are open to the community, customers will be able to enjoy the exciting new Sydney Metro experience. When Sydney Metro is extended into the central business district in 2024, metro rail will run from Sydneys booming North West region under Sydney Harbour, through new underground stations in the CBD. It will comprise six stations and service the new Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport upon opening in 2026. 3.2 Sydney Metro West Stage 1 corridor overview 14 3.3 Westmead metro station construction site 24 [5] Tunnelling is expected to commence by the end of 2022. The CBD Metro was to have formed the "central spine" of a future metro network, with a planned West Metro extension to Westmead and Parramatta to be constructed soon after, subject to Federal funding. The Sydney Metro West project is Sydneys next big railway infrastructure investment. Construction started in late 2020. [26][27] The Government had spent almost $410 million on the project. The caretaker period for the NSW Election commenced on 3 March 2023. [42] In turn, these services will become more reliable, with increased capacity, reduced crowding and faster travel times. Sydney CBD; Sydney Metro West Created Date: On the first weekday morning of operation, about 21,000 commuters took the Sydney Metro. [26] According to media reports, in 2019 the government decided to abandon plans for a second CBD station at Central Station, and plans for the line to run further to the south-east, with a station at Zetland. In March 2021, the project received its first major planning approval for theProject Concept between Westmead and the Sydney CBD and station excavation and tunnelling between Westmead and The Bays, and in September 2022 the project received its second major approval forstation excavation and tunnelling between The Bays and Sydney CBD. [44], In March 2005, the proposal was again brought up,[45] and again in December 2006 by then federal Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd during a visit to Penrith should the Australian Labor Party win the 2007 Federal Election. Sydney Metro is committed to working with local organisations, businesses and communities to support longer term placemaking initiatives that help create outstanding public spaces for people to enjoy. [54] Seating arrangements on the Alstom trains are longitudinal, following the style of most other metro trains. [27] The project's western end serves a similar area to the Parramatta Light Rail, whose stage 1 alignment runs between Westmead and Carlingford. Sydney Metro West doubles the capacity of the currently overcrowded T1 Western Line, It establishes future capacity for Sydneys fast growing west and the planned airport, Passengers will enjoy faster travel times all the way from Penrith and Blacktown, Parramatta, where the number of jobs is expected to double over the next 20 years to 100,000, Sydney Olympic Park, where 34,000 jobs and more than 23,000 residents will be located by 2030, The Bays Precinct, Sydneys new innovation hub where 95 hectares of land is being regenerated. The last 4 months of the fiscal year accounted for 5.7 Million, or 54% of all trips. The line is being extended into the Sydney CBD to open in 2024. Eight-car trains have a design capacity of 1,539 customers and increasing the running frequency to ultimately 30 trains per hour (2-minute headway) would provide a maximum capacity of 46,170 passengers per hour per direction.[52]. The line is expected to open to the public by 2030. In March 2018, the government announced that an additional station would be built at Westmead, as well as one that connected to either of the existing stations at Concord West or North Strathfield. Until 26 May, Sydney Metro and the operator of the Metro North West Line, Metro Trains Sydney (MTS), will run the trains to the schedule which is planned for when the line opens, and will carry out final checks and refinements to the system. A biodiversity trial is currently underway at the Hills Showground Station plaza, located on the Sydney Metro North West Line. The Rydalmere station option was confirmed scrapped due to the cost of extra 3 kilometres (1.9mi) of tunneling and the increase in commuter travel times. Running every four minutes at peak-times, Sydney Metro is expected to open and begin operations towards the end of May 2019 - eight years after it was first announced. Australia's financial years start on 1 July and end on 30 June. [48][49], Services began on 26 May 2019. Construction on Metro West, connecting Parramatta to the Sydney CBD, will start in 2020. Accordingly, no ministerial press releases or related information issued by the Government from this date will be available on this website. [93], A Seven News documentary on the early construction of part of the Sydney Metro aired on the Seven Network on 14 July 2016 titled World's Best Metro. . [23] Media reports indicate that Martin Place will be the main CBD interchange. [49] After Nathan Rees replaced Iemma later that year, the West Metro was incorporated into Rees's Sydney Metro project, announced in 2009. "[44] On 25 August, the State Government made a public announcement that it had ruled out the project two weeks earlier due to cost concerns, with the head of the consortium saying that the Government has failed to adequately review the proposal.[50][51].

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