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Riding the rails
The Herald examines Sydney’s metro taking shape deep beneath the city’s streets which, with a staggering price tag of $63 billion, is one of the largest suburban rail projects in the world.
Beneath Sydney, one of the world’s largest metro rail projects faces crunch
Arguably the most transformative piece of transport since the Harbour Bridge, a new rail line under the heart of the city faces some major tests before it opens.
- Matt O'Sullivan
The super train hub emerging deep under the heart of central Sydney
More than 100 passenger trains an hour will pass through sprawling underground stations beneath Martin Place within the next six years.
- Matt O'Sullivan
Sydney metro lines will spark economic renaissance, says New York’s ‘train daddy’
Andy Byford, who was affectionately dubbed “Train Daddy” when he ran the New York subway, lauds Sydney’s metro rail projects but urges governments to keep investing.
- Matt O'Sullivan
How Sydney’s metro rail builders navigated underground obstacles beneath the city
One major obstacle stood in the way of building an underground train station near Town Hall in the CBD, leaving project teams with two options.
- Matt O'Sullivan
‘Weekends are a lot busier’: Sydney’s first metro line bucks COVID trend
Opened almost four years ago, the $7.3 billion Metro Northwest line gives commuters a taste of how a new metro rail network will change travel across Sydney.
- Matt O'Sullivan
Sydney’s metro rail project faces $200m hit due to industrial disruption
The dispute has also caused headaches for contractors converting a section of existing rail track in Sydney’s south-west to carry driverless metro trains.
- Matt O'Sullivan
- Editorial
Metro stations open door to relieve Sydney’s housing crisis
With Sydney’s population booming, new transport hubs are the perfect opportunity for the state government to use surrounding areas for high-density housing.
- The Herald's View
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