Metro North West & Bankstown Line

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Metro North West & Bankstown Line
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An Alstom Metropolis Stock train departing Kellyville, June 2019
Overview
Service type Rapid transit
Locale Sydney, Australia
First service26 May 2019 (Chatswood to Tallawong)
19 August 2024 (Sydenham to Tallawong)
2025 (Bankstown to Tallawong)
Current operator(s) Metro Trains Sydney
Route
Termini Tallawong
Sydenham
Stops21
Distance travelled51.5 km (32.0 mi)
Average journey time60 minutes [1]
Service frequency4 minutes (peak)
5-7 minutes (intra-peak)
10 minutes (off-peak) [1]
Technical
Rolling stock Metropolis Stock fully automated trains, 6 carriages per train
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification 1,500 V DC from overhead catenary
Operating speedLimit of 100 km/h (62 mph)
Track owner(s) Transport Asset Holding Entity

The Metro North West & Bankstown Line (numbered M1) is a rapid transit rail line in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The first and currently only line on the Sydney Metro network, it commenced operation on 26 May 2019, originally running between Tallawong and Chatswood, before the line was extended on 19 August 2024 to Sydenham.

Contents

Construction

The current section completed in May 2019 under the Sydney Metro Northwest project was opened with the name Metro North West Line, and involved the construction of an entirely new line between Tallawong and Epping, along with the conversion of the Epping to Chatswood railway line which previously operated under suburban Sydney Trains services. The second stage, the Sydney Metro City & Southwest, is under construction and involves extending the line from Chatswood to Bankstown, similarly involving a combination of constructing a new line from Chatswood to Sydenham and converting a section of the Bankstown railway line from Sydenham to Bankstown, which currently operates as part of the suburban T3 Bankstown Line under Sydney Trains. Upon the opening of the Chatswood to Sydenham section and the upcoming closure of the T3 Bankstown Line for conversion, the line was rebranded in August 2024 as the Metro North West & Bankstown Line. [2]

Service

An Alstom Sydney Metro Metropolis Stock at Macquarie Park station, July 2019 Sydney Metro Alstom Metropolis Driverless Train1.jpg
An Alstom Sydney Metro Metropolis Stock at Macquarie Park station, July 2019

Services on the line are operated by Metro Trains Sydney, a joint venture between the MTR Corporation, John Holland and UGL Rail. Services take 37 minutes to traverse the current 13 stations from end to end, at a frequency at each station of every four minutes during peak hours, every ten minutes in the off peak and every thirty minutes on Sunday to Thursday nights. [1] [3] Upon initial opening, the line previously operated at a frequency at each station of every five minutes during peak hours. [4] [5]

North West Night Bus

In the first six months of operations, regular metro services on the line were supplemented by a late night bus service known as the North West Night Bus, with 13 stops in close proximity to these stations. The bus service operated from Sunday to Wednesday nights after about 9.30 pm in both directions, filling in for final metro services at 10.05 pm from Chatswood and 9.25 pm from Tallawong, charging metro fares and operating at a frequency of every ten minutes. [5] [6] [7] This service was temporary and was withdrawn six months later on 5 November 2019, [6] when the metro reached full operations. [5] The bus service was jointly operated by Transdev NSW and Hillsbus, both of whom previously jointly operated the Station Link services between September 2018 and May 2019. [8] [9]

Stations

NameLocationInterchangesStatus
Tallawong Rouse Hill Constructed as part of the Sydney Metro Northwest project.
Rouse Hill
Kellyville Kellyville
Bella Vista Bella Vista
Norwest Norwest
Hills Showground Castle Hill
Castle Hill
Cherrybrook Cherrybrook
Epping Epping
CCN
Underground platforms constructed as part of the Epping to Chatswood railway line; converted to metro as part of the Sydney Metro Northwest project.
Macquarie University Macquarie Park Constructed as part of the Epping to Chatswood railway line; converted to metro as part of the Sydney Metro Northwest project.
Macquarie Park
North Ryde North Ryde
Chatswood Chatswood
T1
T9
CCN

(CCN peak hours only)
Rebuilt during construction of the Epping to Chatswood railway line; centre platforms converted to metro as part of the Sydney Metro Northwest project.
Crows Nest Crows Nest Constructed as part of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project.
Victoria Cross North Sydney
Barangaroo Barangaroo
Martin Place Sydney CBD
T4
Gadigal
Central
T1
T2
T3
T4
T8
T9
BMT
CCN
SCO
SHL

(SHL peak hours only)
Waterloo Waterloo
Sydenham Sydenham
T3
T4
T8

(T8 peak hours only)
Constructed as part of the Illawarra railway line; western two platforms converted to metro as part of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project.

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