Sydney Metro

Sydney Metro
Sydney Metro
	A Metropolis Stock at Chatswood
Overview
Owner	NSW Government (via the Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales)
Locale	Sydney
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	1; 2 (under construction); 3 (total);
Line number	M1, M2, M3
Number of stations	21; 15 (under construction); 10 (under conversion); 46 (total);
Daily ridership	130,377 (Weekdays 2024)
Annual ridership	39,738,345 (2024)
Chief executive	Peter Regan
Website	sydneymetro.info
Operation
Began operation	26 May 2019
Operator(s)	Metro Trains Sydney
Character	Elevated, open cut and underground
Number of vehicles	North West and City & South West: 45 6-car Metropolis Stock sets (270 cars); Western Sydney Airport: 12 3-car Inspiro Stock sets (36 cars)
Train length	Sydney Metro North West, City and South West: 6 Carriages (with potential for 2 additional carriages to be added); Sydney Metro Western Sydney Airport: 3 or 4 carriages;
Headway	4 minutes (peak); 5-7 minutes (intra-peak); 10 minutes (off-peak)
Technical
System length	52 km (32 mi); 14 km (8.7 mi) (under construction); 47 km (29 mi) (planned); 113 km (70 mi) (total);
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead catenary: 1,500 V DC (North West, City and Southwest); 25 kV 50 Hz AC (Western Sydney Airport, West);
Top speed	100 km/h (62.1 mph)
System map
System map
	Stage 2
	(City & Southwest)
	Stage 1
	(North West)
	All Metro stations have wheelchair access

Sydney Metro is a fully automated rapid transit rail system in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It currently consists of the Metro North West & Bankstown Line, running between Tallawong and Sydenham and consisting of 21 stations on 52 km (32 mi) of twin tracks, mostly underground. The first stage of the line opened on 26 May 2019, running between Tallawong and Chatswood. This line was extended from Chatswood to Sydenham on 19 August 2024 as part of the first stage of the City & Southwest project. The second stage of the project will then further extend this line to Bankstown as part of a partial conversion of the existing Bankstown railway line with a scheduled completion in 2026.

Two additional lines are also under construction, as part of the Sydney Metro West and Western Sydney Airport projects. The Western Sydney Airport project will construct a line approximately 23 km (14 mi) from St Marys to the new Bradfield Station in Badgerys Creek. It will comprise six stations and service the Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport, which is also currently under construction, upon its opening in 2026.

Sydney Metro West will construct a 24 km (15 mi) new line from Westmead to a new station at Hunter Street in the Sydney CBD. It will comprise ten stations, serviced by fully underground twin tracks. The line will service Parramatta and Sydney Olympic Park upon opening in 2032.

When all current projects are complete, the network will amount to a total of 46 stations and 113 km (70 mi) of track.

The Metro North West & Bankstown Line of the Sydney Metro is Australia's only fully automated heavy rail system. It is managed by the Sydney Metro agency, under the umbrella of Transport for NSW. Services are operated by Metro Trains Sydney and integrated with the established Sydney Trains network. Its 52 km (32 mi) line also makes it the second-longest single driverless rapid transit line in the world, behind the Dubai Metro Red Line.