Behind the fence: look into the future
Test your knowledge with fun and interesting facts about the Sydney Metro project.
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46 new state of the art, fully accessible metro stations
History under Sydney Harbour
The first of two metro railway tunnels deep under Sydney Harbour has been completed in a historic milestone for public transport in Sydney.
2.8 km Sydney Harbour Tunnel
9 km North Connex
31 km New Sydney Metro tunnels
Tunnel length
Australia’s longest railway tunnels
How many doors will open when the train stops at the station?
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Travel Calculator
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.
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Hours worked to date:
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Sydney Metro City & Southwest tunnels
15.5km of twin tunnels are being constructed from Chatswood to Sydenham
379,000 tonnes of concrete will be made to produce almost 100,000 segments that will line the twin rail tunnels
Almost 100,000 concrete segments will be made into almost 16,500 concrete rings
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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
Australia’s first autonomous tunnel boring machine launched for Sydney Metro West
One of Australia’s most loved Olympians Betty Cuthbert has been commemorated with a tunnel boring machine (TBM) in her name on the Sydney Metro West project.
Canterbury Station receives major makeover
Brand-new lifts have opened at Canterbury Station as upgrades continue to roll out to convert 10 stations along the T3 Bankstown line to metro standards.
Tunnel boring machine smashes through at future Western Sydney Airport Station
Western Sydney residents are one step closer to catching fast metro services, with TBM Peggy smashing through at the future Airport Terminal Station in a major milestone for the Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport project.
Wiley Park Station gets major accessibility upgrade
Wiley Park Station has further improved access with new lifts put into service for the first time in the station’s history.