Sydney Southwest Metro set to open after 130yo train line replaced
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Wed, 21 October 2026
2 reports- ABC News (Australia)19:34first to report
Commuters will be able to cut down on travel time, with the service connecting the south-western suburbs to the Sydney CBD, north-Sydney and the north-western suburbs.
- The Guardian World20:01
The south-west metro extension will open on Friday 30 October, more than two years after the former T3 heavy rail line closed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A long-awaited extension to Sydney’s metro line will open next week, bringing an end to more than two years of replacement buses for residents in the city’s south-west. In a video shared on Instagram on Thursday morning, the New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, announced that the south-west metro extension...
Thu, 29 October 2026
1 report- ABC News (Australia)18:37
Public transport enthusiasts, early commuters, politicians and other officials were aboard the first 13-kilometre passenger service from Bankstown to Sydenham that pulled in at 4:31am.
Fri, 30 October 2026
1 report- governmentnews.com.au03:06
After a two-year wait, Sydney’s Southwest Metro has opened to the public.