Metro North West & Bankstown Line

This article is about the passenger rail line in Sydney. For the associated railway projects that built this line, see Sydney Metro Northwest and Sydney Metro City & Southwest.
Metro North West & Bankstown Line
An Alstom Metropolis Stock train departing Kellyville, June 2019
Overview
Service typeRapid transit
LocaleSydney, Australia
First service26 May 2019 (Chatswood to Tallawong)
19 August 2024 (Sydenham to Tallawong)
2025 (Bankstown to Tallawong)
Current operator(s)Metro Trains Sydney
Route
TerminiTallawong
Sydenham
Stops21
Distance travelled51.5 km (32.0 mi)
Average journey time60 minutes[1]
Service frequency4 minutes (peak)
5–7 minutes (intra-peak)
10 minutes (off-peak)[1]
Technical
Rolling stockMetropolis Stock fully automated trains, 6 carriages per train
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification1,500 V DC from overhead catenary
Operating speedLimit of 100 km/h (62 mph)
Track owner(s)Transport Asset Holding Entity

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

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Further information: Sydney Metro Northwest and Sydney Metro City & Southwest

Services commenced in May 2019 between Tallawong and Chatswood via Epping as the Metro North West Line,[2] over tracks either newly built or converted from Sydney Trains usage as part of the Sydney Metro Northwest project.[3] 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.[4][5] In future, the service is expected to be further extended to Bankstown following completion of the Bankstown railway line conversion.[6]

Service

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An Alstom Sydney Metro Metropolis Stock at Macquarie Park station, July 2019

Services on the line are operated by Metro Trains Sydney, a joint venture between the MTR Corporation, John Holland and UGL Rail. Services take 37 minutes to traverse the current 13 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 thirty minutes on Sunday to Thursday nights.[1][7] Upon initial opening, the line previously operated at a frequency at each station of every five minutes during peak hours.[8][9]

North West Night Bus

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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.[9][10][11] This service was temporary and was withdrawn six months later on 5 November 2019,[10] when the metro reached full operations.[9] 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.[12][13]

Stations

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Name Location Interchanges Status
Tallawong Rouse Hill Constructed as part of the Sydney Metro Northwest project.
Rouse Hill
Kellyville Kellyville
Bella Vista Bella Vista
Norwest Norwest
Hills Showground Castle Hill
Castle Hill
Cherrybrook Cherrybrook
Epping Epping Underground platforms constructed as part of the Epping to Chatswood railway line; converted to metro as part of the Sydney Metro Northwest project.
Macquarie University Macquarie Park Constructed as part of the Epping to Chatswood railway line; converted to metro as part of the Sydney Metro Northwest project.
Macquarie Park
North Ryde North Ryde
Chatswood Chatswood
(CCN peak hours only) 		Rebuilt during construction of the Epping to Chatswood railway line; centre platforms converted to metro as part of the Sydney Metro Northwest project.
Crows Nest Crows Nest Constructed as part of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project.
Victoria Cross North Sydney
Barangaroo Barangaroo
Martin Place Sydney CBD
Gadigal
Central
(SHL peak hours only)
Waterloo Waterloo
Sydenham Sydenham Constructed as part of the Illawarra railway line; western two platforms converted to metro as part of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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 – 1 July 2019". Transport for NSW. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Metro North West Line timetable – 27 May 2019" (PDF). Transport for NSW. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  9. ^ a b c "North West opening date announced". Sydney Metro. 5 May 2019. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  10. ^ a b "North West Night Bus". Transport Info NSW. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Metro North West Line timetable – May 2019" (PDF). Transport Info NSW. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  12. ^ "NW1 Timetable – May 2019" (PDF). Transport Info NSW. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  13. ^ "NW2 Timetable – May 2019" (PDF). Transport Info NSW. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
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