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Track laying begins on City & Southwest project

11.01.2021

Man in high-vis walking through tunnel with tracks recently layed down. Man in high-vis walking through tunnel with tracks recently layed down.
A worker in protective clothing is welding the track at Marrickville Dive site. Sparks can be seen from the welding. A worker in protective clothing is welding the track at Marrickville Dive site. Sparks can be seen from the welding.
The NSW Premier and Minister for Transport standing on newly laid rail track in the tunnel at Chatswood. The NSW Premier and Minister for Transport standing on newly laid rail track in the tunnel at Chatswood.

The first track has been laid at Chatswood for Sydney Metro’s City & Southwest project, extending the driverless railway network from the north west, into the city and beyond.

Over coming months, 62 kilometres of steel, weighing more than 4,000 tonnes, will be used to lay 31 kilometres of railway tracks in the twin tunnels between Chatswood and Sydenham.

The rail steel has been distributed through the metro tunnels using custom-designed excavators which can turn 360 degrees within the tunnels.

Sydney Metro’s line-wide contractor, Systems Connect, is delivering the track work as well as expanding the Sydney Metro Trains Facility at Rouse Hill, constructing the new Sydney Metro Trains Facility – South at Marrickville and installing the power systems for the extension of the network.

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