Sydney Metro
These suburbs may get a metro station. Trouble is, the tunnels are already built
Premier Chris Minns is refusing to rule out an extra station for Metro West at Silverwater or Newington despite giant machines closing in on Olympic Park.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
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Inside the giant worm set to carve out a second rail line under Sydney Harbour
The tunnel boring machine will begin digging its way beneath the harbour from Rozelle to the northern end of the CBD within days.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
High-speed rail, airport connections and more Metro stations: What Parramatta needs by 2050
The City of Parramatta could be a global city of five connected “districts”, according to the council’s new vision for the region.
- by Anthony Segaert
‘Traffic tsunami’: Fears grow of commuter pain during Sydney rail line’s 12-month closure
A large Sydney council warns the shutdown will disrupt more than just the tens of thousands of commuters who use the train line every day.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
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Revealed: The Sydney bus routes that will be axed and cut short when Metro opens
While there is bad news for some commuters, long-suffering Victoria Road bus passengers have had a win.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
It’s going to be faster to take a train to Sydney’s existing airport than a bus to the new one
Forecast journey times show it will take about an hour to travel on new bus services to Western Sydney Airport from nearby urban centres.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
New name revealed for Sydney’s metro line beneath harbour and CBD
The opening date for the driverless train line is at least eight weeks away, and will depend on a range of factors including final software upgrades.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Commuters face bus pain as journey times blow out for Bankstown rail shutdown
The government has released plans to shift up to 60,000 people a day by buses during the T3 rail line’s planned 12-month closure from July.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Plans for massive towers above Sydney CBD metro station revealed
Pub baron Justin Hemmes is part of a consortium competing against a global investment giant to build a massive precinct at the CBD’s northern end.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
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Public transport
Old trains, delays and timetable risks: The truth about Sydney’s strained rail network
Lifting the performance of the train fleet and rolling out a new timetable are among the challenges identified in a wide-ranging review.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
It will cost $73 million to run 100 buses a day instead of a train line. That’s just the start
The T3 line shutdown from as early as July will disrupt up to 60,000 commuters a day who will be forced to catch replacement buses.
- by Matt O'Sullivan