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Platform screen doors are installed on platforms at stations along the converted section of the Bankstown line.

First driverless train set to run along final stage of Sydney’s metro line

Before testing can start, parts of the existing metro line will be shut earlier on at least six nights this month.

  • Matt O'Sullivan

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The comp;lex and costly upgrade of the Opal ticketing system is already running a year late.

The high stakes in costly and complex upgrade of Opal ticketing system

Internal documents reveal the risks the state’s transport agency faces in the shift from old technology to a next-generation system.

  • Matt O'Sullivan

I’ve declared war on fare dodgers. It’s one of my six signs of ageing

My bus driver confirmed my own observations: fare cheats are everywhere. So what’s that got to do with getting older?

  • Malcolm Knox
Opal network.

The secret warnings of Sydney commuters being forced back onto Opal cards

A highly confidential business case reveals why a complex and costly upgrade of the ticketing system for public transport is urgently needed.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Picklebet advertising on Sydney light rail.

This is what’s disappearing from Sydney’s train, buses and metro

Sydney’s trains, buses, metro and light rail are profitable advertising billboards for the state government. But commuters have had enough of some promotions.

  • Alexandra Smith
Martin Place metro station.

Need another reason to love the Metro? Here it is

The Sydney Metro has become the Louvre of commutes.

  • Michaela Boland
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The state government is still mulling plans for the final piece of the Barangaroo urban renewal project.

The metro station opened months ago. The $2 billion development above is stuck

The final piece of the foreshore to be developed has been converted into an outdoor cinema and pickleball court as planning authorities mull its fate.

  • Megan Gorrey
Commuters entering Tallawong car park face significant congestion.

This metro car park is full by 7.13am. Now, Sydney commuters might have a better option

More frequent bus services will appear across the city’s north-west from this weekend as Transport for NSW seeks to respond to residents’ complaints.

  • Anthony Segaert
Sydenham Station

The number of Sydney commuters shunning buses during metro refit revealed

There has been extra road congestion during the Bankstown line closure, but key data from the area is not being published on the traffic volume database.

  • Nicholas Osiowy
Animation of a proposed high-speed rail station on the East Coast.

What stands in the way of high-speed rail between Sydney and Newcastle

Aside from the colossal cost, ambitious plans for the first stage of Australia’s high-speed rail line face a long list of obstacles.

  • Matt O'Sullivan

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