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Metro North West & Bankstown Line
A Metropolis Stock train departing Kellyville, June 2019
Overview
Service type	Rapid transit
Locale	Sydney, Australia
First service	26 May 2019 (Chatswood to Tallawong) 19 August 2024 (Sydenham to Tallawong) 2025 (Bankstown to Tallawong)
Current operator(s)	Metro Trains Sydney
Route
Termini	Tallawong Sydenham
Stops	21
Distance travelled	51.5 km (32.0 mi)
Average journey time	60 minutes
Service frequency	4 minutes (peak) 5–7 minutes (intra-peak) 10 minutes (off-peak)
Technical
Rolling stock	Metropolis Stock fully automated trains, 6 carriages per train
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	1,500 V DC from overhead catenary
Operating speed	Limit of 100 km/h (62 mph)
Track owner(s)	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Route map Legend Richmond line Schofields proposed extension Tallawong depot Tallawong Second Ponds Creek Windsor Road railway bridge Rouse Hill Kellyville Bella Vista Norwest Hills Showground Castle Hill Cherrybrook Main North line to Armidale   Epping Main North line to Strathfield Macquarie University Macquarie Park North Ryde Lane Cove River North Shore line to Hornsby Chatswood North Shore line to Central Crows Nest Victoria Cross Sydney Harbour Barangaroo Eastern Suburbs line to Bondi Junction   Martin Place Eastern Suburbs line to Central Gadigal Central Waterloo Illawarra line to Illawarra Junction Sydenham depot Sydenham Port Botany line to Port Botany Bankstown line conversion Illawarra line to Bomaderry Marrickville Dulwich Hill Hurlstone Park Canterbury Cooks River Campsie Metropolitan Goods line to Chullora Junction Belmore Lakemba Wiley Park Punchbowl Bankstown Bankstown line to Birrong Metro service Sydney Trains service All Metro stations have wheelchair access This diagram: view talk edit

The Metro North West & Bankstown Line (numbered M1) is a rapid transit rail line in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The first and currently only line on the Sydney Metro network, it commenced operation on 26 May 2019, originally running between Tallawong and Chatswood, before the line was extended on 19 August 2024 to Sydenham.

History

Services commenced in May 2019 between Tallawong and Chatswood via Epping as the Metro North West Line, over tracks either newly built or converted from Sydney Trains usage as part of the Sydney Metro Northwest project. In August 2024 the service was renamed as the Metro North West & Bankstown Line and was extended from Chatswood to Sydenham via Central using new tunnels built as part of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project. In future, the service is expected to be further extended to Bankstown following completion of the Bankstown railway line conversion.

Service

This section needs to be updated. The reason given is: 2024 extension opening. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (August 2024)

Services on the line are operated by Metro Trains Sydney, a joint venture between the MTR Corporation, John Holland and UGL Rail. Services take 58 minutes to traverse the current 21 stations from end to end, at a frequency at each station of every four minutes during peak hours, every ten minutes in the off peak and every 5 minutes intra-peak. Upon initial opening, the line previously operated at a frequency at each station of every five minutes during peak hours.

North West Night Bus

In the first six months of operations, regular metro services on the line were supplemented by a late night bus service known as the North West Night Bus, with 13 stops in close proximity to these stations. The bus service operated from Sunday to Wednesday nights after about 9.30 pm in both directions, filling in for final metro services at 10.05 pm from Chatswood and 9.25 pm from Tallawong, charging metro fares and operating at a frequency of every ten minutes. This service was temporary and was withdrawn six months later on 5 November 2019, when the metro reached full operations. The bus service was jointly operated by Transdev NSW and Hillsbus, both of whom previously jointly operated the Station Link services between September 2018 and May 2019.

Stations

References

1. ^ "M1: Metro North West line timetable". Transport for NSW.
2. O'Sullivan, Matt (26 May 2019). "Thousands pour through gates to ride Sydney's first driverless trains". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
3. Sydney Metro (23 May 2019). "Upgrade complete between Epping and Chatswood" (Press release). NSW Government. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
4. O'Sullivan, Matt; Koziol, Michael (19 August 2024). "'Turning the page': Sydney's new metro line makes history, but the test is yet to come". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
5. Sydney Metro (18 August 2019). "Welcome Aboard! Sydney Metro City now open" (Press release). NSW Government. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
6. Sydney Metro. "Sydenham to Bankstown". www.sydneymetro.info. NSW Government. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
7. "Metro North West Line timetable – 27 May 2019" (PDF). Transport for NSW. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
8. ^ "North West opening date announced". Sydney Metro. 5 May 2019. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
9. ^ "North West Night Bus". Transport Info NSW. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
10. "Metro North West Line timetable – May 2019" (PDF). Transport Info NSW. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
11. "NW1 Timetable – May 2019" (PDF). Transport Info NSW. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
12. "NW2 Timetable – May 2019" (PDF). Transport Info NSW. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

External links

• Metro North West & Bankstown Line at Transport for NSW

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