Sydney Metro
Big enough for 30,000 elephants, major Sydney metro station reaches milestone
Australia’s largest underground rail cavern has been scraped from tonnes of sandstone beneath Sydney’s city centre.
- Megan Gorrey
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Critical rezoning plans for Sydney’s Central Station on chopping block
The major changes to rezoning plans will be a setback to future development of one of the central city’s most significant sites, critics argue.
- Matt O'Sullivan
- Opinion
- Public transport
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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