Sydney Metro

Spotto! Train set (TS) 28 in testing mode on the Sydney Metro Southwest line, including never-before-seen images of a metro train at Bankstown Station 🚇 ⭐ Since the rigorous testing program commenced last week, TS 28 has completed the journey on the new tracks between Sydenham and Bankstown 10 times. Testing is currently focused on Sydenham to Marrickville, although the train continues to run the full line to Bankstown. Fun fact: Did you know TS 28 has a track record in breaking records? Not only was TS 28 the first metro train to navigate the new southwest metro line, it was also the first train to travel beyond Chatswood, including completing the first-ever under-harbour rail crossing, when testing on the city line started in April 2023.  

🏫🧑🎓 Are you a teacher looking for the next STEM Challenge for your students? Sydney Metro believes Sydney’s youth has what it takes to solve real challenges in Australia’s biggest public transport project. Metro Minds STEAM Challenge encourages students in Years 7–10 from eligible schools near Sydney Metro’s City & Southwest, West, and Western Sydney Airport construction project alignments to collaborate and develop creative solutions to authentic challenges and opportunities faced by Sydney Metro. Eligible schools: https://lnkd.in/dK7W3x43 Don’t miss your opportunity for your school to take part and win prizes. Registrations for the 2025 challenge are now OPEN! 👉 https://lnkd.in/guciRVBF The Challenge starts in Term 2. Watch the trailer video here:

Western Sydney, check out these new tracks! The first tracks on Sydney Metro - Western Sydney Airport's 23-kilometre alignment have been laid at Luddenham. About 1.2 kilometres of track between Bradfield and St Marys, along with 3,856 sleepers have been installed so far ✅ More than 100 kilometres of Australian steel, weighing more than 6,408 tonnes will be laid along the alignment. Keeping the program on track are a team of up to 60 workers constructing anywhere between 70 to 100 metres of track per day. Learn more about this major milestone for Greater Western Sydney's modern new metro railway: https://lnkd.in/gFp7_vY4

Meet Otesa Pule 👷♀️   Otesa is a powerhouse forward with the Sydney Roosters and a construction trainee on the Sydney Metro West project, balancing both careers with ease thanks to the support of her team on site.   In our final video in the Women in Construction series, hear from Otesa about how flexibility in her construction career allows her to achieve her football dream.    Read more about the initiatives from Sydney Metro's Workforce Development and Industry Participation program supporting people like Otesa: https://lnkd.in/dkt446pw   This video series was produced in collaboration with NSW Women in Construction

In case you missed it (or want to watch again!): Season 2 of Sydney’s Super Tunnel premiered last night and is now available to stream for free on SBS On Demand, where you can also catch Season 1.   The season premiere is packed-to-the-brim with:   -Under harbour tunnelling -Mega tunnel boring machines -Excavation 30-plus metres below Sydney -Steam locos and more!   This independent documentary series was filmed over a seven year period and takes viewers underground and behind the scenes to witness the stories of how one of the world’s biggest railways was brought to life below Australia’s busiest city.   The four-episode season airs Thursdays at 8:30pm across Australia, only on SBS-TV.   Check out the trailer 👇   Rogue Creative Media Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) Australia

Keen-eyed trainspotters may have noticed a metro train travelling beyond Sydenham for the first time early this morning! This train marks the beginning of an exciting testing and commissioning phase for the newly converted Southwest Metro line between Sydenham and Bankstown. We thank southwest communities and passengers on the M1 Metro North West & Bankstown Line for their ongoing patience during a period of increased disruption on the line during testing.  There will be several full or partial line closures necessary, along with some evenings where services will stop running at 10pm. We urge passengers to regularly check their transport apps before travelling and apologise for the inconvenience this may cause. Learn more about the testing and commissioning phase for Southwest Metro: https://lnkd.in/gXg-Uuk8

Our Southwest Metro team has put in a marathon effort to install a half-marathon’s worth (20-plus kilometres) of high-tech fencing that will safeguard the new metro rail corridor from Sydenham to Bankstown. Thanks to passengers on the M1 Line for their continued patience during the disruption needed to extend metro services to the southwest. Passengers can expect more disruption as we gear up for the start of train testing – please make sure you check your transport apps before travelling for the most up to date information. Find out what was involved in building our new fencing, a key element of the biggest heavy rail to metro conversion in the country 👇 For the latest on Sydney Metro Southwest: https://lnkd.in/geZgDvnh

Mark it in your calendars! Season 2 of Sydney’s Super Tunnel premieres at 8:30pm on 3 April across Australia, only on SBS-TV 📺 🚇 🌟 The highly-anticipated second season of this gripping independent documentary series captures the construction and intense final moments leading up to the opening of the new Sydney Metro City line. Creators and producers Rogue Creative went behind the scenes and underground with many of the 50,000 people who built Sydney Metro, telling the exclusive stories of how one of the world’s biggest railway projects came to life. The four-episode season will also stream for free on SBS On Demand, where you can also catch Season 1 now. For our overseas followers, Season 1 has already been shown in 40 countries around the world - where it's known as Mega Metro - so keep an eye out on your local TV or streaming services, from New Zealand and Asia, to across Europe. Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) Australia Rogue Creative Media

Metro fans with green thumbs, tonight is your night! Sydney Metro is trialling gardens of native planting to create urban biodiversity and this evening Gardening Australia explores how our landscaping at Hills Showground Station demonstrates that creating luscious, long-lasting landscapes is easily possible in public spaces.   Tune in to ABC at 7:30pm tonight, the episode is also available to watch on iView.   Sydney Metro’s urban planting trial went into the ground in August 2022 and involved around 110 species and varieties of largely native plants in nine different mixes across 32 purpose designed garden beds.

First look 👀 Excavation is complete at Sydney Metro West’s Burwood North station site and to celebrate we invited community members behind the gates earlier this month.   Top sights included:   -A freshly excavated 29-metre-deep box-like structure that is 25 metres wide and 194 metres long and is where the future Burwood North station will be built. -Sydney Metro West’s fully lined tunnels and crossover cavern that will allow trains to cross to the other track during maintenance or in an emergency. -A new pedestrian tunnel eight metres below Parramatta Road that will provide direct access to the station from the south.   For more information on the Sydney Metro West project visit: https://lnkd.in/gHxyw6wE