A new railway for Western

The NSW Government has announced a new underground metro railway line will be built between and the Sydney CBD to help cater for Sydney’s growth.

Sydney Metro West will provide a includes an extra 145,000 new jobs in the direct connection between the CBDs of Sydney CBD. Parramatta and Sydney, linking communities West will integrate with not previously serviced by rail as well as long-term transport planning for Western supporting growth between the two Sydney including rail needs currently being major CBDs. investigated around the future Western This state-of-the-art railway helps address Sydney Airport. Sydney’s rapid growth, with the city’s The new railway is expected to be built population to increase above 6 million in largely underground and operational in the next 20 years. Servicing key precincts the second half of the 2020s. Sydney’s west is growing the fastest, The final number of potential The NSW Government will work with requiring new transport infrastructure to industry, the community, businesses and stations will be identified keep up with more people and more jobs. local stakeholders like councils along the following community and An extra 420,000 people are expected to route to get feedback on potential station industry consultation. Four key move into the corridor between Greater locations and the best outcomes to serve precincts to be serviced have Parramatta and central Sydney over the Sydney for the next century and beyond. initially been identified at: next 20 years. Transport for NSW will begin engaging with • Parramatta, where the number More than 300,000 jobs are expected to community, industry and key stakeholders of jobs is expected to double be created in this corridor by 2036. This in early 2017 to get feedback on the project. over the next 20 years to 100,000; • , where More rail capacity 34,000 jobs and more than 23,000 residents will be located • The existing T1 Western • New metro rail will be able • The project also means by 2030; Line – which is more than a to move about 40,000 faster and more frequent century old – is expected to people an hour in each services will be able to be • The , Sydney’s be severely overcrowded direction. delivered on the Sydney new innovation hub where by the early 2030s, despite • will Trains network from outer 95 hectares of land is being ongoing upgrade works work together with the western Sydney areas like regenerated; and and more services. T1 to service the growing Penrith and , • Currently, it moves around needs of Western Sydney, with increased capacity • The Sydney CBD, allowing easy 40,000 people in the effectively doubling the rail for those customers into access to the existing public morning peak hour and is capacity of the Parramatta Parramatta and the CBD. transport network and Stages 1 operating at 135 per cent to Sydney corridor. and 2 of Sydney Metro, which is seated capacity. currently under construction.

November 2016 Sydney Olympic Park, where 34,000 jobs and more than 23,000 residents will be located by 2030

New rail for new communities across Sydney

The Sydney Metro West project will focus River City that’s connected to the established • Sydney’s population is on a corridor between the Eastern Harbour City by providing improved currently 4.6 million and in and existing T1 Western Line, because of the travel times and service frequency between 20 years it will jump to more greater potential to transform communities, these two CBDs. create new ones and link them using a new than 6 million. The NSW Government has identified the state-of the art public transport system. need for the project and committed to • Western Sydney is home The NSW Government will integrate transport delivering it. to about 47 per cent of and land use planning along the corridor. Beyond this corridor, opportunities to extend Sydney’s residents, 36 per cent The project supports the Greater Sydney the line east and west will also be considered. of Sydney’s jobs and one-third Commission’s vision for a Central Parramatta of Sydney’s Gross Regional Product.

• An extra 420,000 people are expected to move into the corridor between Greater Parramatta and central Sydney over the next 20 years.

• More than 300,000 jobs are expected to be created in the corridor between Greater Parramatta and central Sydney by 2036.

• By 2036, Artist’s impression of an underground station at Bays Precinct 3.2 million people will live in Western Sydney – a population about the same 2016 size as Adelaide and Perth Early planning to define customer We are here combined today. needs and future growth • By 2036, over 50 per cent of Early to mid 2017 Greater Sydney’s population Early community and industry will live in Western Sydney. engagement • There are currently more than 4.7 million weekday trips Late 2017 Request for proposals using all transport modes to, from and within the Greater Parramatta to central Sydney Mid to late 2018 corridor, with just over one Assess proposals million trips during the AM peak period alone. This is expected to increase by 36 per cent Late 2018 in 2036. Preferred alignment announced The Parramatta CBD, where the number of jobs will double to 100,000 in coming years

For further information visit transport.nsw.gov.au or email [email protected]