Metro North West & Bankstown Line

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Metro North West & Bankstown Line
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A 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.

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History

Services commenced in May 2019 between Tallawong and Chatswood via Epping as the Metro North West Line, [2] over tracks either newly built or converted from Sydney Trains usage as part of the Sydney Metro Northwest project. [3] In August 2024 the service was renamed as the Metro North West & Bankstown Line and was extended from Chatswood to Sydenham via Central using new tunnels built as part of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project. [4] [5] In future, the service is expected to be further extended to Bankstown following completion of the Bankstown railway line conversion. [6]

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 58 minutes to traverse the current 21 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 5 minutes intra-peak. [1] Upon initial opening, the line previously operated at a frequency at each station of every five minutes during peak hours. [7] [8]

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. [8] [9] [10] This service was temporary and was withdrawn six months later on 5 November 2019, [9] when the metro reached full operations. [8] 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. [11] [12]

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
T4
T8
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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