The NSW Government today officially opened the North West Metro \u2013 the first stage of Sydney Metro, Australia\u2019s biggest public transport project.
\nPremier Gladys Berejiklian and Transport Minister Andrew Constance joined the community and construction workers to open the rail line and deliver a turn-up-and-go train service from Rouse Hill to Chatswood.
\n\u201cThis is truly an historic day for NSW with services starting on one of the world\u2019s great metros,\u201d Ms Berejiklian said.
\n\u201cI am so excited that our hard work and discipline has paid off with this rail line opening on time and more than $1 billion under budget.
\n\u201cMore than 22,000 people have worked on this important project since 2011 and I want to thank each of them for helping to connect Sydney\u2019s North West like never before.\u201d
\nMr Constance said the project will leave a lasting legacy which will be felt for generations to come.
\n\u201cSydney Metro will forever change how we get around Sydney,\u201d Mr Constance said.
\n\u201cIt is a transformational public transport investment on par with the Sydney Harbour Bridge a century ago.\u201d
\nThe North West Metro is a fully accessible railway and, in an Australian first, each of the 13 stations has platform screen doors to keep people and objects like prams away from tracks.
\nAt full operation, trains will run every four minutes in each direction at peak times, with the ability to run up to every two minutes in the future.
\nThe Metro line is currently being extended from Chatswood to Bankstown and by 2024 Sydney will have 31 metro stations and a 66 kilometre standalone metro railway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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