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Community invited to have their say on Sydney Metro West stations
Planning is progressing on the mega Sydney Metro West project, with the community again invited to have their say about the nine confirmed stations and the precincts around them.
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Victoria Cross Station: update
Sydney Metro’s Victoria Cross Station is starting to take shape 30 metres under North Sydney, with the platforms now in place.
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Major contract awarded on Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport project
A $538.5 million construction contract has been awarded on the Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport project.
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Second Sydney Metro West tunnelling contract awarded
Sydney Metro has awarded a $2.16 billion contract to deliver the next stage of tunnelling on the mega Sydney Metro West project.
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Sydney Metro West - tunnelling update
Sydney Metro today shortlisted three consortia to deliver the final piece of tunnelling for Sydney Metro West into the heart of the Sydney CBD.
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New metro model to create better places
Sydney Metro’s Hunter Street Station development will be delivered under a first-of-its-kind model for an Australian public transport infrastructure project.
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Central Station works: update
The largest escalators in the southern hemisphere have been installed at Central Station as part of Sydney Metro’s transformation of Australia’s busiest railway station.
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First escalators installed at Waterloo Station
Work continues to get Waterloo Station ready for new metro rail services with four escalators now installed.
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Metro West update - Geotechnical drilling
Geotechnical investigations are being done along the length of the Sydney Metro West alignment to inform the final design of the tunnels and station boxes.
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First mega boring machines ordered for Sydney Metro West
Two huge tunnel boring machines have been ordered to build the city’s next metro rail tunnels as part of the Sydney Metro West project, with the first machine set to be in the ground before the end of this year.