
Sydney Metro City & Southwest
Rapid transit project in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Rapid transit project in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sydney Metro City & Southwest was a 30-kilometre (19 mi) rapid transit construction project in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The project extended the Metro North West & Bankstown Line from Chatswood on the North Shore, to Bankstown in the city's southwest via the Sydney central business district. The line is part of the Sydney Metro system. The project was constructed in two stages. The first stage constructed a new 16-kilometre (9.9 mi) twin-tunnel rail crossing under Sydney Harbour and through the city to Sydenham with seven new underground stations in central Sydney, making it Australia's longest tunnel. The second stage converted a portion of the Bankstown line on the Sydney Trains network for use by autonomous trains, including the reconstruction of 11 stations. The first stage between Chatswood and Sydenham, opened on 19 August 2024, and the second stage between Sydenham and Bankstown opened on 30 October 2026. With the completion of the project, the constructed track forms...
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