Metro Insights
Test your knowledge with fun and interesting facts about the Sydney Metro project.
46
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.
67,172,505
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Hours worked to date:
November 2024
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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
Metro Max and The Hulk to help build the Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport stations
Creative kids from Greater Western Sydney schools have aced the important job of naming six new tower cranes for the Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport project.
Sydney Metro’s Western Sydney Airport Line reaches major milestone with completion of elevated viaducts
The Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport project has achieved a significant milestone with the completion of more than 3.2 kilometres of elevated viaducts.
Plans to create a thriving transport hub in Parramatta another step closer
Plans to create a thriving new transport hub in the heart of Parramatta are another step closer to approval, with Sydney Metro lodging a Response to Submissions Report with the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure.
Doors open on hundreds of new homes above Gadigal Station
Sydney CBD’s first build-to-rent tower has opened above Gadigal Station on the M1 Metro North West & Bankstown Line, delivered as part of the city-shaping City & Southwest project.