Sydney Metro Project Update January 2017
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Project update JANUARY 2017 SYDNEY METRO | PROJECT OVERVIEW 1 Premier’s message Minister’s message Welcome to Sydney Fifteen trains an hour. Metro – Australia’s That’s one train every largest public transport four minutes in the project. peak. And that’s just for starters. We’re already more than half way through The new Sydney delivering Stage 1 Metro railway of this world-class network is being infrastructure project delivered for Sydney’s – the 36 kilometre Sydney Metro Northwest, future – and will grow with our global city formerly known as the North West Rail Link. for generations to come. Services will start in the first half of 2019 with Sydney Metro is Australia’s first fully- a metro train every four minutes in the peak. automated metro railway and will help deliver more trains and faster services And now we’re full steam ahead with Stage across all of Sydney. 2, the 30 kilometre Sydney Metro City & Southwest. With a new generation of fast, safe and reliable trains, Sydney Metro customers We’re extending metro rail from the end of won’t need a timetable – they’ll just turn Sydney Metro Northwest at Chatswood, under up and go. Sydney Harbour, through new underground stations in the CBD and west to Bankstown. Australian-first technology like platform screen doors will deliver world-class levels Services are expected to start in 2024, with of reliability and customer safety – these the capacity to run a metro train every two doors keep people and objects away from minutes each way under the centre of Sydney. the edge of platforms, allowing trains to Sydney Metro, together with signalling and get in and out of stations faster. infrastructure upgrades across the existing Sydney Metro trains will run at 98 per Sydney rail network, will deliver around 200 cent on-time running – this high level trains an hour into the Sydney CBD from all of reliability has been written into the across Sydney in the busy morning peak – operating contract. that’s 60 per cent more than now. Fares will be set the same as the rest of This massive capacity growth – enough room CONTENTS the Sydney train network and customers for an extra 100,000 customers an hour – can will be able to use their Opal card. Sydney Metro 4 only be achieved by delivering this new metro rail system to work together with the existing As we get closer to the first services Sydney Metro Northwest 6 suburban rail network. starting, this Project Overview outlines Sydney Metro City & Southwest 7 the benefits of this world-class railway So welcome aboard Sydney’s brand new railway network. Tomorrow’s Sydney 8 system, delivering a level of customer service Sydney’s Rail Future 8 and safety never before seen in Australia. Station’s overview 14 Sydney Metro Northwest 15 Sydney Metro City & Southwest 28 Tunnelling 40 Sydney Metro Train Facility 44 Mike Baird MP Andrew Constance MP Cover: Sydney’s new metro train Sydney Metro overview maps 45 PREMIER OF NEW SOUTH WALES MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT This page: Track laying has AND MINISTER FOR WESTERN SYDNEY AND INFRASTRUCTURE started at the Sydney Metro Keeping in touch 47 Trains Facility at Rouse Hill, November 2016 Appendix 48 SYDNEY METRO | PROJECT OVERVIEW 3 SYDNEY METRO KEY DURAL Sydney Metro Northwest – open 2019 Rouse Hill Sydney Metro City & Southwest – open 2024 Sydney Metro is Australia’s biggest public transport project. Cudgegong Road Upgrade and conversion to metro rail Kellyville Sydney Trains suburban network This new standalone railway will deliver 31 metro Connecting Sydney Showground stations and 66 kilometres of new metro rail, Bella Vista Cherrybrook revolutionising the way Australia’s biggest Castle When Sydney Metro is extended into the central Norwest Hill city travels. business district (CBD) and beyond in 2024, M7 Motorway Metro means a new generation of world-class metro rail will run from Sydney’s booming North West region under Sydney Harbour, through new Macquarie fast, safe and reliable trains easily connecting M2 Motorway Epping University customers to where they want to go. When underground stations in the CBD and beyond to BLACKTOWN services start in the first half of 2019, customers the south west. Macquarie Park Chatswood won’t need timetables – they’ll just turn up and There will be ultimate capacity for a metro North Ryde go with a train every four minutes in the peak. train every two minutes in each direction under Technology will keep customers connected at the city, a level of service never before seen in PARRAMATTA RYDE all stages of their journey, including: Sydney. Sydney’s new metro railway will have a Crows Nest target capacity of about 40,000 customers per M4 Motorway Victoria Cross planning at home using smart phone travel hour, similar to other metro systems worldwide. apps Sydney’s current suburban system can reliably Barangaroo real time journey information at metro carry 24,000 people an hour per line. LIDCOMBE Martin Place stations and on board trains, and Sydney Metro, together with signalling and Pitt Street accessing information and other public infrastructure upgrades across the existing Central transport to help get to their final destination Sydney rail network, will increase the capacity Waterloo after they leave the train. Hurlstone Dulwich of train services entering the Sydney CBD – Campsie Park Hill Bankstown This approach will help customers achieve from about 120 an hour today to up to 200 Lakemba Canterbury Sydenham their daily tasks, whether it’s getting to work, services beyond 2024. That’s an increase of Belmore Marrickville Wiley Park meetings, school or education, sport, a day out up to 60 per cent capacity across the network Punchbowl or running errands and of course, getting home. to meet demand. Sydney Metro alignment STAGE 1 STAGE 2 Key benefits SYDNEY METRO SYDNEY METRO Metro delivers improved connectivity across making a big city better connected multiple levels: NORTHWEST CITY & SOUTHWEST aligning and integrating with other Formerly the 36 kilometre North West Rail A 30 kilometre extension of metro rail moving more people faster than ever city-building transport projects Link, this $8.3 billion project opens in the from the end of Sydney Metro Northwest before opening up options for work, education, first half of 2019 with a metro train every four at Chatswood under Sydney Harbour, fast and easy to change to trains, buses, health care and much more minutes in the peak. It includes eight new through new CBD stations and south west ferries and light rail metro stations, five upgraded stations and to Bankstown. It is due to open in 2024 taking the guesswork out of travel – 4,000 commuter car spaces. with seven new metro stations and 11 making it much easier to move around no need to plan, just turn up and go. upgraded stations. a growing city 4 SYDNEY METRO | PROJECT OVERVIEW 5 SYDNEY METRO NORTHWEST SYDNEY METRO CITY & SOUTHWEST Sydney Metro Northwest prototype station Artist’s impression of Martin Place Station The $8.3 billion Sydney Metro Northwest project is currently under Sydney Metro City & Southwest has two components: construction and on track to open to customers in the first half of 2019. Chatswood to Sydenham – new 15 kilometre Sydney Metro Northwest is delivering eight new twin tunnels from Chatswood, under Sydney Project features Harbour through Sydney’s CBD to Sydenham. railway stations at: Project features – upgrade 16km of new metro line between Cherrybrook Sydenham to Bankstown upgrade and conversion of the existing 13.5 kilometre Chatswood and Sydenham Castle Hill A train at least every 4 minutes in the peak railway from Sydenham Station to Bankstown Showground Station to metro standards, including 11 existing Convenient interchanges with other forms of transport including Sydney Norwest stations upgraded. Trains, NSW Trains, light rail, buses 4000 commuter car parking spaces Bella Vista Stage 2 of Sydney Metro will extend metro and ferries Kellyville rail from Sydney’s booming North West region, beneath Sydney Harbour, through new 7 new railway stations Rouse Hill 8 new railway stations underground CBD stations and beyond to Cudgegong Road. Bankstown. All stations will meet the needs of pedestrians, cyclists, customers 5 existing railway stations upgraded Five existing stations between Epping and The project will deliver seven new metro catching or getting buses and taxis, Chatswood will be upgraded to metro standards. stations, at: and people being dropped off and Sydney Metro Northwest will deliver, for the picked up in cars 36km total project length Crows Nest first time, a reliable public transport service to Victoria Cross (North Sydney) a region which has the highest car ownership 15km twin tunnels levels per household in NSW. Over the coming Barangaroo 23km of new metro line decades, an extra 200,000 people will move into Martin Place There will be platform screen doors Sydney’s North West, taking its population above and all stations will be fully accessible Pitt Street 600,000, or twice the size of Canberra. 15km twin tunnels Central Station (new underground platforms) New stations are designed for passenger comfort including Waterloo. environmentally friendly features like 4km elevated skytrain natural ventilation and natural lighting 6 SYDNEY METRO | PROJECT OVERVIEW 7 TOMORROW’S SYDNEY Sydney is truly one of the greatest cities in the world and home to Australia’s strongest economy. Our population is set to grow by another million transport networks, provide better health care people over the next 10 years. To support this and create sustainable public spaces. population growth and our booming economy Visit mysydney.nsw.gov.au regularly to find out the NSW government is turbocharging more about the projects being delivered and infrastructure development across Sydney.