Sydenham to Bankstown Preferred Infrastructure Report Overview
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Sydenham to Bankstown Preferred Infrastructure Report Overview June 2018 Contents The benefits of Sydney Metro 4 Why upgrade Sydenham to Bankstown? 12 Consulting with the community 15 Preferred Infrastructure Report 20 Upgrading the Bankstown Line 24 Plans for each station 27 Have your say 48 Appendix 52 Above: Sydney’s new metro train Cover: Artist’s impression of upgraded Dulwich Hill Station Transforming Sydney Sydney Metro is Australia’s biggest public transport project, delivering 31 stations and 66 kilometres of new metro rail, A Submissions and Preferred Infrastructure revolutionising the way Australia’s biggest city travels. Report has been developed based on the feedback received during the Environmental Services start in 2019 on the $8.3 billion Sydney Metro Northwest, Impact Statement exhibition. This document is which is Stage 1 of Sydney Metro. an overview of the preferred infrastructure and Stage 2, Sydney Metro City & Southwest, will deliver 30 kilometres changes to the Project that was exhibited as of new metro rail between Chatswood and Bankstown, including part of the Environmental Impact Statement. new twin tunnels under Sydney Harbour, and the upgrade and The proposed changes outlined in this conversion of all 11 stations between Sydenham and Bankstown document are subject to planning approval. to metro railway standards. For further detail, please see the Preferred In December 2015, the NSW Minister for Planning declared Infrastructure Report and supporting Sydney Metro City & Southwest to be critical State Significant documents available on the following websites: Infrastructure under the Environmental Planning and • sydneymetro.info Assessment Act 1979 (NSW). • majorprojects.planning.nsw.gov.au The Chatswood to Sydenham component of Sydney Metro and follow the ‘on exhibition’ links. City & Southwest was granted planning approval in January 2017. The Sydenham Station and Sydney Metro Trains Facility South Contact us component of Sydney Metro City & Southwest was granted To speak to your local Place Manager or planning approval in December 2017. a member of the Project team, please contact us via: Transport for NSW is the NSW Government agency that leads the planning and operation of the state’s transport infrastructure • the community information line: and services. 1800 171 386 • project email: Sydney Metro has been established as part of Transport for NSW [email protected]. to manage the planning, procurement and delivery of the Sydney Metro network. The benefits of Sydney Metro Artist’s impression of upgraded Hurlstone Park Station 4 Customers won’t need a timetable when Sydney Metro will deliver a train every four minutes in the peak and every Sydney Metro ten minutes at all other times, with ultimate capacity for a train every opens – you’ll two minutes in each direction under the city centre. just turn up and go The T3 Bankstown Line is being upgraded to Sydney Metro standards Sydney Metro between Sydenham and Bankstown. Upgraded stations will open A new standalone railway, this 21st century network will deliver 31 metro stations progressively from 2019. and 66 kilometres of new metro rail for Australia’s biggest city – revolutionising This means: the way Sydney travels. an air-conditioned metro train less time spent waiting due to Sydney’s new metro railway will have a target capacity of about 40,000 every four minutes in the peak higher frequency services customers per hour, similar to other metro systems worldwide. Sydney’s current suburban system can reliably carry 24,000 people an hour per line. fully accessible stations safe and efficient connections including lifts during the peak and non-peak Sydney Metro, together with signalling and infrastructure upgrades across the periods between key centres existing Sydney rail network, will increase the capacity of train services entering improved CCTV surveillance, along the T3 Bankstown Line the Sydney Central Business District – from about 120 an hour today to up to platform screen doors, and 200 services beyond 2024. platforms level with train floors reduced travel times to key employment and education That’s an increase of up to 60 per cent capacity across the network to meet demand. all trains stopping at all local precincts. Sydney Metro City & Southwest features include: stations – no waiting for the right train 16.5 kilometres of new metro line between Chatswood and Sydenham including 15.5 kilometres of new twin rail tunnels Lifts for every station 13 kilometre upgrade and conversion of the T3 Bankstown Line to metro standards. Station Lift access now Lift access with upgraded station Bankstown All Sydney Metro stations will have level access between platforms and trains – no more gaps or steps up into the train Punchbowl Wiley Park Lakemba Belmore Campsie Canterbury Hurlstone Park Dulwich Hill Sydney now Marrickville Metro Sydenham 5 The biggest urban rail project in Australian history Rouse Hill Tallawong Kellyville Hills Showground Cherrybrook Bella Vista M7 Castle Hill Opening Norwest 2019 Northwest OPEN 13 2019 Sydney Metro Northwest alignment P M2 Macquarie 13 stations 4000 commuter 36 kilometres Epping University car parks Macquarie Park Chatswood North Ryde OPEN City & Southwest 18 Westmead 2024 M4 Sydney Metro City & Southwest alignment Parramatta Crows Nest 18 stations New CBD 30 kilometres, connections including under Victoria Cross Sydney Harbour T1 Northern Early Connection planning Sydney underway Olympic Park Barangaroo LATE Martin Place West 2020s 3.2 The Bays Precinct MILLION Pitt Street Sydney Metro West study area Central Connecting Four key Western Sydney Parramatta and precincts population, Waterloo Sydney CBDs serviced 2036 Hurlstone Dulwich Campsie Park Hill Lakemba Opening Bankstown Canterbury Sydenham Sydney Trains suburban network Marrickville 2024 Belmore Wiley Park 6 Punchbowl M5 Rouse Hill Tallawong Kellyville Hills Showground Cherrybrook Bella Vista M7 Castle Hill Opening Norwest 2019 M2 Macquarie Epping University Macquarie Park Chatswood North Ryde Westmead M4 Parramatta Crows Nest Victoria Cross T1 Northern Early Connection planning Sydney underway Olympic Park Barangaroo Martin Place The Bays Precinct Pitt Street Central Waterloo Hurlstone Dulwich Campsie Park Hill Lakemba Opening Bankstown Canterbury Sydenham Marrickville 2024 Belmore Wiley Park Punchbowl 7 M5 Sydney Metro – the facts Save Frequency Transport during upgrades Steps and gaps to Central When services on Sydney Metro City & Now The T3 Bankstown Line will remain open during Sydney Metro will have level Southwest start in 2024, there will be a train This service is operated by 4 to 10 per hour the majority of construction. access between platforms every four minutes in the peak in each direction, and trains. Time savings to Central Station Easy CBD connections with plenty of space to grow in the future. Some major work will be done during planned rail possessions when trains are not running, including The current platforms were built Faster and more frequent services mean Sydney Metro could save you up to 75 minutes a week. To North Sydney To North Sydney There will be ultimate capacity for a metro Sydney Metro at night, on weekends and an additional rail when steam trains used the Now Sydney Metro Savings Savings per week for 5 days of travel train every two minutes in each direction under possession during the Christmas school holidays. Bankstown Line in the 19th century. (minutes) (minutes) (minutes) (hours:minutes) and the North West and Hornsby the city. 15 per hour Circular Quay A final three-to-six month possession will be used Sydney Metro will reduce the Bankstown Up to 35 28 Up to 7 Stations along the T3 Bankstown Line currently to complete the upgrade, including installing gap and remove the step up have a train every six to 15 minutes in the platform screen doors and testing and to the train that is common at Punchbowl Up to 32 26 Up to 6 morning peak. commissioning the line. some stations. Wiley Park Up to 30 24 Up to 6 800m Temporary bus services will keep people moving. Lakemba Up to 28 22 Up to 6 400m Capacity Martin Belmore Up to 25 20 Up to 5 Over the three-hour morning Wynyard Place peak, Sydney Metro will be Campsie Up to 23 18 Up to 5 To Bondi able to move 51,000 people Junction in each direction on the Canterbury Up to 20 16 Up to 4 Pitt 350m Bankstown Line – that's an OPEN Street Hurlstone Park Up to 19 14 Up to 5 extra 15,000 more people Town Hall than now. Publicly owned Dulwich Hill Up to 16 12 Up to 4 Sydney Metro infrastructure, Marrickville Up to 13 10 Up to 3 130m St James like the stations, trains and 450m railway tracks, are owned by Sydenham Up to 11 7 Up to 4 350m the NSW Government. Beyond Bankstown Museum Stations west of Bankstown will continue to be serviced by Sydney Trains. More trains per hour on the Bankstown Line Central Redfern Erskineville and St Peters New 2017 timetable Sydney Metro Waterloo Erskineville With the introduction of the 2017 train timetable, Seating St Peters and Erskineville stations have frequent In the three-hour morning peak, 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 St Peters services to the city in the morning peak, with eight Sydney Metro will deliver more services an hour at St Peters and six services an than 17,000 seats on 45 services Sydenham hour at Erskineville. from Bankstown to the city. 10 Railway tracks 10 8 To Waterfall, When Sydney Metro City & Southwest opens in Fares To Bankstown 2024, St Peters and Erskineville stations will Sydney’s new metro trains will 6 6 6 6 6 Cronulla and use the existing railway tracks. Sydney Metro uses Opal Macarthur continue to be serviced by Sydney Trains. Only a few sections of tracks ticketing and fares are set 4 4 4 More than will need to be replaced to by the NSW Government, Sydney Metro will deliver new and direct access to seats allow Sydney Metro trains to the same as the rest of the key employment and educational precincts like 17,000 run safely and eciently.