Sydney Metro City to open on Monday 19 August
Sydney Metro City is set to open its doors to passengers on Monday 19 August, extending turn-up-and-go metro services from Chatswood, through the Sydney CBD, to Sydenham.
Based on its independent assessment, the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR) has reviewed and signed off on the transport mega project.
The City Section of the M1 Line includes an additional 15.5-kilometres of city-shaping metro rail extending the Metro North West line from Chatswood, below the harbour and through the Sydney CBD, to Sydenham.
The M1 Line will commence services at 4:38am at Tallawong Station and 4:54am at Sydenham Station seven days a week for the first four weeks of operation.
After this, services will commence at Tallawong Station at 4:08am and at Sydenham Station at 4:54am seven days a week.
Transport for NSW Secretary Josh Murray said the team was poised and ready for Monday's first services.
“It’s all systems go for Metro City and everyone at Transport for NSW is getting ready to support passengers as we integrate this new railway into our existing network," he said.
“This is a massive change for Sydney that will transform the way we move around, so we’re asking people to please plan ahead at transportnsw.info and using the Opal app, as well as third party apps, or speak to our friendly staff for information about your journey.”
Information on services will be clearly signposted at stations and available at www.transportnsw.info prior to opening.
A game-changing 2,645 new metro services will travel through the heart of the city each week, moving 17,000 people each way per hour in the AM peak.
Once open, passengers will have fast metro travel times including from Victoria Cross in North Sydney, under the harbour to Barangaroo in 3 minutes, between Martin Place and Central in 4 minutes and from Sydenham to Chatswood in 22 minutes.
An updated bus timetable is in place to support the line’s opening, which has been running smoothly since it was introduced on 4 August, ready to support M1 passengers.
Later this year when Sydney Metro City is fully integrated and providing reliable services from Sydenham to the CBD, the T3 Bankstown Line will close for up to 12 months for the final conversion works to support what will be known as the M1 Northwest & Bankstown Line. These upgrades mean by 2025, south-west Sydney communities will have turn-up-and-go metro services every four minutes in the peak directly into Sydney CBD.
A temporary transport plan will be in place, including Southwest Link – dedicated, high-frequency bus services between Sydenham and Bankstown train stations.