Rouse Hill’s Metro HQ takes shape as $8.3 billion Sydney rail project is on track to open in 2019
THE $8.3 billion Sydney Metro Northwest has completed another milestone with the laying of the 9km of track and 9km of overhead wiring in place at “Metro HQ” in Rouse Hill.
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THE $8.3 billion Sydney Metro Northwest has completed another milestone with the laying of the 9km of track and 9km of overhead wiring in place at “Metro HQ” in Rouse Hill.
It means track laying is complete there.
The headquarters at Cudgegong Rd is the stabling yard of the massive project which, when completed in 2019, will see trains running every four minutes in both directions.
The driverless trains will be maintained and cleaned at the Rouse Hill centre.
The completed railway tracks at the Rouse Hill facility sit on 11,500 sleepers and 26,000 tonnes of ballast.
“This milestone means we’re one step closer to Metro services running in Sydney’s booming North West, delivering a world-class commuter service for generations to come,” said Transport Minister Andrew Constance.
The Sydney Metro Northwest will have stations at Cudgegong Rd, Rouse Hill, Kellyville, Bella Vista, Norwest, Showground, Castle Hill and Cherrybrook.
In May, the first steel tower for the railway bridge at Rouse Hill was lifted into place with police providing an escort due to the immense size.
It will be similar in design to Sydney’s Anzac Bridge and is the first cable-stayed railway bridge built on a curve in Australia.
Meanwhile, one of two station canopies — inspired by the local blue gum leaf — has been installed at Bella Vista.
The canopies will provide two sheltered entry points for customers and include ATMs, Opal ticket machines and gates, toilets, parent rooms and information.
Customers will then head through the gates to either lifts or escalators to the station platforms below.
The canopies are about 36m long and 34m wide, standing 11m above the concourse level.
They are each made from about 100 tonnes of steel, with glass, timber panelling and lighting then installed.
Each is installed in seven major sections over about four days, with the pieces put together with precision in the air above.
Across the Sydney Metro project, more than 22km of railway tracks have now been installed, including inside Australia’s longest railway tunnels between Bella Vista and Epping.
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