Sydney Metro
Driverless trains clock up kilometres under our feet in race to open metro
Giant water tanks take the place of people during crucial testing that will determine whether a massive rail line deep below the CBD can open as early as next April.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Latest
Lobbying begins to build a metro station at key Sydney university and hospital
After missing out in the past, Sydney University argues a station is needed to service its campus and the nearby RPA Hospital precinct.
- by Matt O'Sullivan and Lucy Carroll
Sydney’s vast new Martin Place metro station gets finishing touches
New footage takes you 25 metres below street level as more than two dozen escalators undergo testing, while signage and seats are erected on the two platforms.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Sneak peek inside new Martin Place metro station
The fit out of a massive new train station beneath Sydney’s Martin Place is in its final stages, as construction workers install signage and seats.
Inner Sydney suburb slated as likely site for extra Metro West station
A former transport minister says an extra train station in Sydney’s south makes more sense than building one on heavily contaminated land near Parramatta.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Exclusive
Planning
Minns government weighs up Landcom shake-up to build more homes
The NSW government is considering changes to the state-owned corporation to focus on developing homes itself, instead of selling off land to developers.
- by Michael Koziol and Deborah Snow
Indigenous name slated for new Sydney metro station
The metro station in the CBD is likely to be named Gadigal, after Sydney’s traditional owners, putting an end to years of heated debate about what the stop should be called.
- by Anthony Segaert
Sydney rail line shutdowns to start earlier than commuters expect
About 100 buses will be laid on as a replacement service between Sydenham and Bankstown, if the state can find enough drivers in time.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Analysis
Development
Sydney’s next development goldmine? The landholders vying to change Metro West
For those with a vested interest, the idea of the new Labor government realigning the metro route, or adding more stations near Camellia, is tantalising.
- by Michael Koziol
Prominent Entertainment Quarter investors could fund extra metro station
Entertainment Quarter chairman Tony Shepherd said it was “within the realm of possibility” the consortium could finance a station that would serve the precinct and Moore Park.
- by Michael Koziol
Opinion
Public transport
Trains are the future for global cities. Let’s not go off the rails, Sydney
A commitment to modern rail networks is critical to building safer, low-carbon cities.
- by Caroline Wilkie