Sydney Metro
What you need to know about the Sydney train shutdown
It’s been called the worst shutdown on the rail network in living memory. Here are the key things you need to know.
- by Cindy Yin
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Rail workers given ultimatum to drop demands for 24-hour services
The state government’s request raises the risk of severe disruptions or a shutdown of Sydney’s passenger rail network as workers refuse to budge.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
What London transport chief thinks about Sydney’s new metro
The man who runs one of the world’s largest public transport authorities has some sage advice for Sydney.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
How Sydney’s new metro line is reshaping weekend travel
New figures show the number of people passing through a CBD metro station on Saturdays is as high as the busiest weekday.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
The threat to stop Sydney’s trains, unless they run 24 hours a day
A major work ban is due to start next Thursday and will cripple Sydney’s passenger train network if workers proceed.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Final stretch of Sydney metro line faces crucial summer test
Workers are rushing to install platform screen doors, mechanical gap-fillers and security fencing to clear the way for testing of driverless trains.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
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Justin Hemmes
Sydney Metro says it would pay $91m for this land. Justin Hemmes wants more than double that
A family company belonging to the Merivale mogul says land it lost to the Metro West project would have formed part of an “Ivy 2.0” entertainment precinct.
- by Anthony Segaert and Patrick Begley
Why a Sydney-Newcastle high-speed train link would need some of the world’s longest rail tunnels
More than half of the proposed 140-kilometre link would need to comprise twin tunnels because of the challenging terrain north of Sydney.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
The delicate dance of tunnelling a metro line within metres of Anzac Bridge
Two giant machines are carrying out the most challenging part of the Metro West rail project, carefully worming their way under Sydney Harbour.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Warnings over knife-wielding youths at shopping mall after metro extension
Police and locals have expressed concern over groups of aggressive teenagers gathering near the metro station since the line’s extension in August.
- by Clare Sibthorpe
Sydney’s new air cargo link to the world rises out of the paddocks
Qantas is one of two large air freight operators to ink major deals with Western Sydney International Airport.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
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