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Metro North West Line
The Metro North West Line is a future metro rail line serving the north west suburbs in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The line is the first line of the Sydney Metro network and is coloured teal on maps and informational material. The line is in the final stages of testing. It is Australia's first metro line.
History
- F1 Manly
- F2 Taronga Zoo
- F3 Parramatta River
- F4 Cross Harbour
- F5 Neutral Bay
- F6 Mosman Bay
- F7 Double Bay
- F8 Cockatoo Island
A railway line serving the car-dependant north west suburbs had been proposed for many years. The North West Rail Link was announced in the New South Wales Government's 1998 long-term transport plan Action for Transport 2010. Plans to construct the line were repeatedly announced but then cancelled. While most plans envisaged the line as a conventional railway using Sydney's standard double-deck trains, the line was eventually created as single-deck metro line. The project to construct the line, known as Sydney Metro Northwest, converted the Epping to Chatswood railway line to metro standards and extended it through the north west suburbs to Rouse Hill.
The eastern terminus of the line is at Chatswood. This means passengers travelling to the city are required to change to a T1 North Shore & Western Line or T9 Northern Line service to complete their journey. Sydney Metro City & Southwest is a project to construct a new tunnel to extend the metro line under Sydney Harbour, through the city and on to Sydenham. From there the metro will head west to Bankstown, taking over most of the Bankstown railway line. This extension is under construction and is due to open in 2024.
Stations
| Name | Opened** | Interchanges* |
|---|---|---|
| Tallawong | May 2019 | none |
| Rouse Hill | May 2019 | |
| Kellyville | May 2019 | |
| Bella Vista | May 2019 | |
| Norwest | May 2019 | |
| Hills Showground | May 2019 | |
| Castle Hill | May 2019 | |
| Cherrybrook | May 2019 | |
| Epping | May 2019 |
|
| Macquarie University | May 2019 | none |
| Macquarie Park | May 2019 | |
| North Ryde | May 2019 | |
| Chatswood | May 2019 | |
| City and Southwest extension | ||
| Crows Nest | 2024 | none |
| Victoria Cross | 2024 | |
| Barangaroo | 2024 | |
| Martin Place | 2024 | |
| Pitt Street | 2024 | none |
| Central | 2024 |
|
| Waterloo | 2024 | none |
| Sydenham | 2024 | |
| Marrickville | 2024 | none |
| Dulwich Hill | 2024 | |
| Hurlstone Park | 2024 | none |
| Canterbury | 2024 | |
| Campsie | 2024 | |
| Belmore | 2024 | |
| Lakemba | 2024 | |
| Wiley Park | 2024 | |
| Punchbowl | 2024 | |
| Bankstown | 2024 | |
** As a metro station. * Most stations are served by connecting bus services. Some Sydney Trains stations may also be served by intercity trains at certain times.
Potential extension
During the 2019 New South Wales election campaign, the government announced it would commence planning of a western extension to the line from Bankstown to Liverpool.[1]