Sydenham to Bankstown trains to be part of Sydney Metro
More heavy machinery is coming to Sydney’s inner and south-west after the upgrade of the Sydenham to Bankstown rail line for metro trains was given permission to proceed.
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More heavy machinery is coming to Sydney’s inner and south-west after the upgrade of the Sydenham to Bankstown rail line for metro trains was given permission to proceed.
The Department of Planning has approved the Sydney Metro Authority’s application to convert the 13km rail line so that it can be part of the new network.
The Sydney Metro Authority is the government agency tasked with building the stand-alone network, which will stretch between Rouse Hill and Bankstown in 2024.
Trains on the Bankstown line would no longer merge on to the airport and inner west lines, a common cause of delays.
Instead, these trains will travel along a new line being dug below Sydney Harbour.
That line will include new stations at Waterloo, Pitt St, Martin Place, Barangaroo, Victoria Cross and Crows Nest, and connect to Chatswood.
There will be 15 trains an hour along the Bankstown line, in each direction, during peak periods.
Converting the rail line will include upgrades to tracks, stations, signals and testing.
In its plans, the Sydney Metro Authority said there would be some disruption to traffic during this time.
Trains will continue to run during most of the construction.
Up to three stations would be closed concurrently for up to two months, Sydney Metro said, and trains would bypass these stops.
The line will be closed for three to six months for testing.
Buses will replace trains, as is happening between Epping and Chatswood stations.
This is the first stage of the Sydney Metro, which will see trains run between Rouse Hill and Chatswood from early next year.
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