41 h. ago First metro train rolls along the final stage of the M1 line

The 13-kilometre section of track between Sydenham and Bankstown in now due to open in 2026. Vision: Sydney Metro

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45 h. ago First metro train rolls along the final stage of Sydney’s $21.6b line

The first metro journey marks the start of more than 6500 hours of testing which will determine when the line opens to passengers next year. 

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60 h. ago Train door stays open on moving Sydney Metro packed full of commuters

Commuters on the Sydney Metro have captured footage of a train door sitting wide open as the carriage barrelled towards its next stop.

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66 h. ago Metro passengers left hanging on as door stays open on driverless train

The dramatic incident occurred on a packed city-bound train on Sydney’s M1 metro line during peak hour on Wednesday morning.

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67 h. ago Metro passengers left hanging on as door flies open on driverless train

Footage posted to social media shows passengers hanging onto railings while a man who appears to be a metro staff member speaks into a two-way radio as the incident folds unfolds. Credit: x.com/bendrives and reddit user @Aggressive-Move-4725.

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6 d. ago The Metro’s already proved its worth. But will Sydney’s transport mandarins get on board?

We now have all the evidence we need that building new freeways is not the solution to traffic congestion in the harbour city. We need to change.

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7 d. ago Commuter chaos coming to Perth as Keep the Sheep trucks clog roads

Commuters be warned: the roads may be as packed as a livestock saleyard pen on Friday morning when truckers, farmers and their supporters drive through Perth as part of the Keep the Sheep protest movement.

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7 d. ago Commuter chaos for Perth as Keep the Sheep trucks clog roads

Commuters be warned: the roads may be as packed as a livestock saleyard pen on Friday morning when truckers, farmers and their supporters drive through Perth as part of the Keep the Sheep protest movement.

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1 week ago Elly and Imogen’s parents bet on the Metro 15 years ago. Now it’s paying off

The Sydney Metro is having a huge impact on schools in North Sydney – and the Wageners were ahead of the curve.

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1 week ago Elly and Imogen’s parents made a clever decision 15 years ago. Now it’s paying off

The Sydney Metro is having a huge impact on schools in North Sydney – and the Wageners were ahead of the curve.

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2 w. ago Revealed: Sydney’s busiest metro stations during the morning rush

New data shows commuter numbers have swelled beyond prediction on the busiest section of the M1 line.

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3 w. ago Cost blowout risk hangs over Sydney’s largest metro rail project

The Metro West rail line between the CBD and Parramatta is due to be completed by 2032, which is two years later than previous forecasts.

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last month These Sydney metro rail extensions have been pushed out to the 2040s – if they go ahead

Locals who have been crying out for metro extensions in Sydney’s west face a long wait before construction starts, even if the government commits to them.

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