Metro Insights
Test your knowledge with fun and interesting facts about the Sydney Metro project.
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stations
46 new state of the art, fully accessible metro stations
Metro train completes first journey from Tallawong to Sydenham
A metro train has completed the first continuous journey between Tallawong and Sydenham.
2.8 km Sydney Harbour Tunnel
9 km North Connex
31 km New Sydney Metro tunnels
Tunnel length
Australia’s longest railway tunnels
What is the maximum speed of Metro trains?
What type of train cars are used in the Sydney Metro?
Which feature of the Sydney Metro allows for automated train operations?
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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.
67,898,369
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Hours worked to date:
March 2025
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Sydney Metro Western Sydney Airport tunnels
9.8km of twin tunnels constructed
Excavation of 1,863,460 tonnes of material
69,966 concrete segments installed to line the new tunnel walls
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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
Designs confirmed for six new Airport metro stations
Work to construct six new metro stations for Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport is in full swing and designs for each station are now finalised.
First tracks laid for new Western Sydney Airport metro
The first tracks have been laid at Luddenham for the Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport line as the 23-kilometre new metro railway, connecting to the new Western Sydney International Airport, takes shape.
First metro train on south west tracks as testing starts
Train testing has started on the newly converted Southwest Metro line after extensive work to transform the 130-year-old former T3 Bankstown line to modern metro standards.
Update on Sydney Metro’s Southwest conversion
Australia’s most advanced railway is taking shape in Sydney’s southwest.