Congestion busting metro stations
The planning approval process commenced this month on Sydney Metro City & Southwest – the second stage of Sydney’s new rail line.
This metro will have the capacity to move more people in the busiest hour of the peak than the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Harbour Tunnel combined. It will transform the way people get about.
There will be brand new metro stations at Crows Nest, Victoria Cross, Barangaroo, Martin Place, Pitt Street, Central and Waterloo.
The first Environmental Impact Statement for the Chatswood to Sydenham section of the project reveals:
- The project will result in around 30 million fewer car trips annually in 2036;
- A metro trip from Chatswood to Central will take just 15 minutes – 11 minutes faster than the existing suburban railway system;
- New twin railway tunnels will be built, stretching 15.5km from Chatswood to Sydenham and more than 40m below the surface of Sydney Harbour;
- A specialised tunnel boring machine combining two types of tunnelling technology will be required to deal with the unique ground conditions under Sydney Harbour; and
- The project is expected to support more than 6,200 jobs at the peak of construction in 2017-18.
The cost range for Sydney Metro City & Southwest has been set at $11.5 billion to $12.5 billion. Major construction will begin next year with the first tunnel boring machine to be in the ground before the end of 2018.
Ultimately Sydney Metro, together with signalling and other rail upgrades across the existing network, will increase capacity of train services into the CBD from about 120 per hour today, to up to 200 services beyond 2024.
Join us for our Business Lunch on 8 June 2016, where Rodd Staples, Program Director of Sydney Metro who will provide the latest details on one of the most significant infrastructure projects in Sydney this decade.
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To read the media release click here.