Sydney Metro northwest: $1.3b expansion to double network capacity
A major expansion project is underway on the Sydney Metro northwest, just months after it opened to the public.
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Construction to more than double the capacity of the Sydney Metro network is underway at Tallawong Station — which will allow an extra 37 metro trains to operate on the line.
Sydney Metro is expanding the Tallawong shunting yard at Rouse Hill, which currently houses a total of 22 trains, as part of a multimillion-dollar four-year project.
The $1.37 billion contract was awarded in November last year, with construction commencing in August.
A Sydney Metro spokeswoman said the project will cater for the 37 additional trains required when the Sydney Metro city and southwest networks open in 2024.
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“An additional stabling facility will also be built at Marrickville, providing overnight stabling facilities for Sydney Metro trains and allowing for light maintenance activities to minimise the requirement to send trains to the Sydney Metro Trains Facility at Rouse Hill,” the spokeswoman said.
In 2013 it was announced the Sydney Metro Trains Facility at Rouse Hill would be built in two stages.
The major expansion project comes as a blueprint of what the Metro network could look like in 2056 was revealed, providing a look at several new lines earmarked to connect Sydney suburbs.