Sydney Metro
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.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
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Revealed: Colossal cost of high-speed rail line from Sydney to Central Coast
Confidential modelling underscores the challenges facing the Albanese government if it presses ahead with building a high-speed line all the way to Newcastle.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Beneath Sydney’s busiest streets, a cathedral is chiselled out for a flagship metro station
The obstacles in building Metro West’s main city station include being sandwiched between the City Circle train line and a tunnel full of high-voltage cables which power the northern end of the CBD.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Rail cancellations linger as Sydney prepares for New Year’s Eve
The temporary withdrawal of major work bans by rail unions has not completely removed one of train commuters’ biggest gripes.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Sydney’s new metro line faces first major test with New Year’s Eve crowds
New Year’s Eve fireworks will put immense strain on the city’s transport system. The big question is how much a new metro line will help to ease crowds.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Two years to take-off: Inside Sydney’s new international airport terminal
Passengers are expected to be walking through the major new terminal by the 2026 Christmas holidays, offering an alternative to the city’s incumbent airport.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Everyone’s allowed one boring obsession … mine is Sydney’s new Metro
For a longtime critic of the city’s public transport, finally: a little light at the end of the tunnel.
- by Benjamin Law
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Why Sydney needs these two ‘missing pieces’ of the metro rail network
The state government is under renewed pressure to extend its metro rail line to fast-growing western suburbs.
- by Megan Gorrey
The two giant overlapping tunnels that pass metres apart below Sydney
Six giant road headers are working around the clock to dig the first new road crossing of Sydney Harbour in 30 years.
- by Megan Gorrey
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Revealed: The Sydney tunnel projects where deadly dust levels hit 208 times legal limit
“All you see is clouds of dust”: Thousands of tunnel workers are being exposed to potentially deadly levels of silica.
- by Max Maddison
Sydney to avoid rail shutdown after last-minute crisis talks
The Minns Labor government agreed during crisis talks on Thursday to run limited 24-hour train services this weekend in return for the union dropping work bans.
- by Matt O'Sullivan and Max Maddison
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