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First escalators installed at Waterloo Station

03.02.2022

Side angle view of the new escalators covered in blue tarp that are ready for installation on B3 level (concourse) down to the platform level at Waterloo station
Two construction workers smiling on site on B3 level at Sydney Metro's Waterloo Station.
Construction worker on a ladder pulling metal rods on top of a steel metal frame at Sydney Metro's Waterloo Station.
A ground up view of a crane lifting a concrete panel down to B3 level at Sydney Metro's Waterloo Station.
New escalators covered in blue tarp are ready for installation on B3 level (concourse) down to the platform level at Waterloo station
Ground level view of construction workers working on Sydney Metro's Waterloo Station platform level.
A close up view of the escalator steps installed at Sydney Metro's Waterloo Station.

Work continues to get Waterloo Station ready for new metro rail services with four escalators now installed.

There will be seven escalators at Waterloo Station– three escalators operate between the street level entrances and the concourse level, and four between the concourse level and platform level of the station.

The escalators are up to 41 metres long, with each assembled escalator weighing between 14 tonnes and 23 tonnes.

They link the street level with the underground concourse then the platforms, taking customers 24 metres underground where a new metro train will run every four minutes in the peak.

In 2018, Sydney Metro made Australia’s biggest-ever purchase of lifts and escalators on the Sydney Metro City & Southwest – a combined 200 lifts and escalators.

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