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Overview | |
Owner | NSW Government (via the Transport Asset Holding Entity) |
Locale | Sydney |
Transit type | Rapid transit |
Number of lines |
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Line number | M1, M2, M3 |
Number of stations |
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Daily ridership | 74,000 (2023/24)[1] |
Annual ridership | 23,298,590 (2023/24)[2] |
Chief executive | Peter Regan[3] |
Website | sydneymetro.info |
Operation | |
Began operation | 26 May 2019 |
Operator(s) | Metro Trains Sydney |
Character | Elevated, open cut and underground |
Number of vehicles | 45 6-car Metropolis Stock sets (270 cars) |
Train length |
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Headway | 4 minutes (peak) 5-7 minutes (intra-peak) 10 minutes (off-peak) |
Technical | |
System length | |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Electrification | Overhead catenary:
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Top speed | 100 km/h (62.1 mph)[8] |
The Sydney Metro is a fully automated rapid transit rail system in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It currently consists of the Metro North West & Bankstown Line, running between Tallawong and Sydenham and consisting of 21 stations on 52 km (32 mi) of twin tracks, mostly underground. The first stage of the line opened on 26 May 2019, running between Tallawong and Chatswood. This line was extended from Chatswood to Sydenham on 19 August 2024 as part of the first stage of the City & Southwest project.[9] The second stage of the project will then further extend this line to Bankstown as part of a partial conversion of the existing Bankstown Line with a scheduled completion in 2025.[10]
Two additional lines are also under construction, as part of the Sydney Metro West and Western Sydney Airport projects. The Western Sydney Airport project will construct a line approximately 23 km (14 mi) from St Marys to the new Bradfield Station in Badgerys Creek. It will comprise six stations and service the Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport, which is also currently under construction, upon its opening in 2026.
Sydney Metro West will construct a 24 km (15 mi) new line from Westmead to a new station at Hunter Street in the Sydney CBD. It will comprise ten stations, serviced by fully underground twin tracks. The line will service Parramatta and Sydney Olympic Park upon opening in 2032.[11]
When all current projects are complete, the network will amount to a total of 46 stations and 113 km (70 mi) of track.
The Metro North West & Bankstown Line of the Sydney Metro is Australia's only fully automated heavy rail system.[12][13] It is managed by the Sydney Metro agency, under the umbrella of Transport for NSW. Services are operated by Metro Trains Sydney and integrated with the established Sydney Trains network.
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