The Sydney Metro is a rapid transit rail system in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The system is owned by the Government of New South Wales [1] and is operated under contract by Metro Trains Sydney, a joint venture between MTR Corporation, John Holland Group, and UGL Rail. [2] There are currently 21 Sydney Metro stations open and 52 kilometres (32 mi) of track. [3] [4] When current construction is complete, there will be 46 metro stations and 113 kilometres (70 mi) of track. [5]
The first section of the Sydney Metro, the Sydney Metro Northwest project, opened on 26 May 2019 between Tallawong and Chatswood. [5] This consists of thirteen stations, five of which were existing stations along the Epping to Chatswood rail link converted to metro use, and nine of which were new stations. [3] Sydney Metro City & Southwest is planned to open in two stages: the section between Chatswood and Sydenham via the central business district opened on 19 August 2024, [6] [7] and the section between Sydenham and Bankstown, which consists of part of the Bankstown railway line converted to metro use, is planned to open in 2025. [8] [9] The Chatswood to Sydenham section has eight new metro stations [10] and the Sydenham to Bankstown section has eleven new metro stations. [11]
Sydney Metro Western Sydney Airport, which will have six new metro stations, [12] is planned to open in 2026 upon the opening of the Western Sydney Airport. [9] [13] Sydney Metro West is planned to open in 2032 and will have at least nine new stations, all of which will be underground. [14]
Sydney Metro stations are either elevated, underground, or in a cutting. [15] All stations will have platform screen doors [16] and level boarding. [15]
§ Existing station wholly or partially converted for metro operation