Sydney Metro

The Sydney Metro is an automatedrapid transit system in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It currently consists of one route, the Metro North West & Bankstown Line, running between Tallawong and Sydenham and consisting of 21 stations on 52 km (32 mi) of twin tracks, mostly underground.

The first line of the network, between Tallawong and Chatswood, was initially opened in May 2019 and has since been extended from Chatswood to Sydenham as of August 2024, as part of the first stage of the City & Southwest project. The second stage of the project will then further extend this line to Bankstown as part of a partial conversion of the existing Bankstown railway line with a scheduled completion in mid-to-late 2026.

Two additional lines are also under construction, as part of the Sydney Metro West and Western Sydney Airport projects. The Western Sydney Airport project will construct a line approximately 23 km (14 mi) from St Marys to the new Bradfield Station in Badgerys Creek. It will comprise six stations and service the Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport, which is also currently under construction, upon its delayed opening in 2027.

Sydney Metro West will construct a 24 km (15 mi) new line from Westmead to a new station at Hunter Street in the Sydney CBD. It will comprise nine stations, serviced by fully underground twin tracks. The line will service Parramatta and Sydney Olympic Park upon opening in 2032.

When all current projects are complete, the network will amount to a total of 46 stations and 113 km (70 mi) of track.

The Metro North West & Bankstown Line of the Sydney Metro is Australia's only fully automated passenger rail system. It is managed by the Sydney Metro agency, under the umbrella of Transport for NSW. Services are operated by Metro Trains Sydney and integrated with the established Sydney Trains network. Its 52 km (32 mi) line also makes it the third-longest single driverless rapid transit line in the world, behind Rapid KLPutrajaya line and the Dubai Metro Red Line.