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Sydney Southwest Metro set to open after 130yo train line replaced
The conversion of the T3 Bankstown Line between Sydenham began in September 2024. (ABC News: Jak Rowland)
An open date has been set for the long-awaited Southwest Metro after a two-year project to replace the 130-year-old line.
The first driverless service is expected to depart early morning on Friday, October 30.
It is hoped the new service will cut travel time with connections including from south-west Sydney to the CBD.
The long-awaited Southwest Metro extension now has an opening date, after extended works to replace the 130-year-old train line.
NSW Premier Chris Minns said the $23 billion project would officially open with the first service departing at 4:31am on Friday, October 30.
Opening date locked in for final stage of Sydney’s M1 metro line
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The final section of Sydney’s $30 billion M1 metro rail line will open to passengers on October 30, ending more than two years of major disruptions for commuters who have been forced to catch replacement buses in the south-west.
The NSW government confirmed on Thursday the date for the opening of the 13-kilometre stretch of the metro rail line between Sydenham and Bankstown. The first metro passenger service along the south-west corridor will depart Bankstown station at 4.31am on Friday next week.
The long-awaited opening had hinged on final safety approval for passenger services by the national rail regulator, which was received by the government on Wednesday.
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‘Huge moment’: long-awaited extension to Sydney’s metro line to open next week
The south-west metro extension will open on Friday 30 October, more than two years after the former T3 heavy rail line closed
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A long-awaited extension to Sydneyâs metro line will open next week, bringing an end to more than two years of replacement buses for residents in the cityâs south-west.
In a video shared on Instagram on Thursday morning, the New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, announced that the south-west metro extension would open on Friday 30 October. In a statement, the government said the first service would commence at 4.31am.
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