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Revealed: The Sydney bus routes that will be axed and cut short when Metro opens
While there is bad news for some commuters, long-suffering Victoria Road bus passengers have had a win.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
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It’s going to be faster to take a train to Sydney’s existing airport than a bus to the new one
Forecast journey times show it will take about an hour to travel on new bus services to Western Sydney Airport from nearby urban centres.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
New name revealed for Sydney’s metro line beneath harbour and CBD
The opening date for the driverless train line is at least eight weeks away, and will depend on a range of factors including final software upgrades.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Commuters face bus pain as journey times blow out for Bankstown rail shutdown
The government has released plans to shift up to 60,000 people a day by buses during the T3 rail line’s planned 12-month closure from July.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Plans for massive towers above Sydney CBD metro station revealed
Pub baron Justin Hemmes is part of a consortium competing against a global investment giant to build a massive precinct at the CBD’s northern end.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
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Old trains, delays and timetable risks: The truth about Sydney’s strained rail network
Lifting the performance of the train fleet and rolling out a new timetable are among the challenges identified in a wide-ranging review.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
It will cost $73 million to run 100 buses a day instead of a train line. That’s just the start
The T3 line shutdown from as early as July will disrupt up to 60,000 commuters a day who will be forced to catch replacement buses.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
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Sydney Metro has 42 ‘contracts of concern’. One jumped in value 2811%
An internal investigation uncovered a string of defects in the awarding of tens of millions of dollars, including deals which increased by more than 10 times their original value.
- by Michael McGowan
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Sydney Metro: New stations hidden beneath our city streets
As the new Metro comes to life, we examine the engineering and design feat that will transform our city.
Inside the new ‘underground skyscraper’ built for Sydney’s Metro hub
The sheer scale of the new Metro station beneath Martin Place is evident the moment you walk into its northern entrance.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Sydney's new underground metro train hub
The massive train station beneath Sydney’s Martin Place is almost complete.