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The signage situation at Central Station.

Memo to Transport: It’s not compulsory to ruin every beautiful thing

We just spent $1.3 billion making Central Station beautiful. But now, out of apparent safety concerns, we appear intent on ruining it.

  • Anthony Segaert

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Laing O’Rourke is using digital modelling to figure out how it can improve facilities at railway stations.

Ditch the phone: Five healthier ways to spend your time on public transport

Sick of the daily doomscroll on your morning commutes? Here are some other options if you want a digital detox from your phone.

  • Cindy Yin
Commuters pack a city-bound metro train during the morning peak.

Trains are packed on these Sydney metro stops in the morning peak

An extra 14 trains would need to be ordered by the government to increase frequency to one every three minutes and ease crowding.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
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A metro train runs through the new section of track between Campsie and Sydenham for the first time.

First metro train rolls along the final stage of Sydney’s $21.6b line

The first metro journey marks the start of more than 6500 hours of testing which will determine when the line opens to passengers next year. 

  • Matt O'Sullivan
The 13-kilometre section of track between Sydenham and Bankstown in now due to open in 2026. Vision: Sydney Metro
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First metro train rolls along the final stage of the M1 line

The 13-kilometre section of track between Sydenham and Bankstown in now due to open in 2026. Vision: Sydney Metro

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Door flies open on a Sydney Metro train during peak hour on Wednesday.

Metro passengers left hanging on as door stays open on driverless train

The dramatic incident occurred on a packed city-bound train during peak hour on Wednesday morning.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Commuters will be forced to catch replacement buses between Bankstown station and Lidcombe.

Second passenger train line faces two-month closure

Commuters also face disruptions from full or partial closures of the busy M1 metro line over several weekends, as well as services stopping earlier some nights.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Emu in the Sky sculpture.

Taller than an A380, this mammoth sculpture will welcome you to Sydney’s new airport

The globe-like structure will tower 30 metres when it is finished, making it visible to passengers when the first flights start late next year.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Sydney train commuters endured repeated disruptions over months from industrial action before Fair Work last month halted it until July 1.

Sydney spared return to train chaos after court throws out appeal

A union representing almost 1000 rail workers has been unsuccessful in its appeal to the Federal Court of a months-long suspension of industrial action.

  • Matt O'Sullivan

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