Metro North West Line

Metro line in Sydney

This article is about the passenger rail line in Sydney. For the associated railway project that built this line, see Sydney Metro Northwest.

Metro North West Line

A Metropolis Stock train departing Kellyville

Overview
Service type| Rapid transit
Locale| Sydney, Australia
First service| 26 May 2019 (Chatswood to Tallawong)
2024 (Sydenham to Tallawong)
2025 (Bankstown to Tallawong)
Current operator(s)| Metro Trains Sydney
Route
Termini| Tallawong
Chatswood
Stops| 13
Distance travelled| 36 km (22 mi)
Average journey time| 37 minutes[1]
Service frequency| 4 minutes (peak)
10 minutes (off-peak)[1]
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
| Sydney Trains and Metro services

All Metro stations have wheelchair access

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Legend

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Tallawong depot

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|  | Tallawong
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Second Ponds Creek

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Windsor Road

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|  | Rouse Hill
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|  | Kellyville
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|  | Bella Vista
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|  | Norwest
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|  | Hills Showground
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|  | Castle Hill
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|  | Cherrybrook
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| Main North line

to Armidale

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|  | Epping
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| Main North line

to Strathfield

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|  | Macquarie University
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|  | Macquarie Park
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|  | North Ryde
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Lane Cove River

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| North Shore line

to Hornsby

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|  | Chatswood
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| North Shore line

to Central
↓ City & Southwest

extension

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|  | Crows Nest
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|  | Victoria Cross
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Sydney Harbour

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|  | Barangaroo
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|  | Martin Place
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|  | Gadigal
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|  | Central
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|  | Waterloo
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Sydenham depot

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| Illawarra line

to Illawarra junction

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|  | Sydenham
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| Metropolitan Goods line

to Botany

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| Illawarra line

via Hurstville

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|  | Marrickville
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|  | Dulwich Hill
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|  | Hurlstone Park
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|  | Canterbury
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|  | Campsie
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|  | Belmore
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|  | Lakemba
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|  | Wiley Park
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|  | Punchbowl
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|  | Bankstown
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| Bankstown line

to Birrong

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The Metro North West Line is a rapid transit rail line in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The first and currently the only line on the Sydney Metro network, it commenced operation on 26 May 2019, running between Tallawong and Chatswood.

## Construction[edit]

Main articles: Sydney Metro Northwest and Sydney Metro City & Southwest

The current section completed in May 2019 under the Sydney Metro Northwest project involved the construction of an entirely new line between Tallawong and Epping, along with the conversion of the Epping to Chatswood railway line which previously operated under suburban Sydney Trains services. The second stage, the Sydney Metro City & Southwest, is currently under construction and involves extending this line from Chatswood to Bankstown, similarly involving a combination of constructing a new line from Chatswood to Sydenham and converting a section of the Bankstown railway line from Sydenham to Bankstown, which currently operates as part of the suburban T3 Bankstown Line under Sydney Trains. When open, the whole line will be known as the M1 Metro North West & Bankstown Line.[2]

## Service[edit]

A service at Macquarie Park station

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][3] Upon initial opening, the line previously operated at a frequency at each station of every five minutes during peak hours.[4][5]

### North West Night Bus[edit]

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.[5][6][7] This service was temporary and was withdrawn six months later on 5 November 2019,[6] when the metro reached full operations.[5] 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.[8][9]

### Stations[edit]

Name  | Serving suburbs  | Interchanges  | Status

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Tallawong | Rouse Hill |  | Constructed as part of the Sydney Metro Northwest project
Rouse Hill | Rouse Hill |
Kellyville | Kellyville |
Bella Vista | Bella Vista |
Norwest | Norwest |
Hills Showground | Castle Hill |
Castle Hill | Castle Hill |
Cherrybrook | Cherrybrook |
Epping | Epping |

CCN

| 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 | 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

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "M: Metro North West line timetable". Transport for NSW.
2. ^ O'Sullivan, Matt (1 May 2024). "New name revealed for Sydney's metro line beneath harbour and CBD". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
3. ^ "Metro North West Line timetable – 1 July 2019". Transport for NSW. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
4. ^ "Metro North West Line timetable – 27 May 2019" (PDF). Transport for NSW. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ a b "North West Night Bus". Transport Info NSW. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
7. ^ "Metro North West Line timetable – May 2019" (PDF). Transport Info NSW. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
8. ^ "NW1 Timetable – May 2019" (PDF). Transport Info NSW. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
9. ^ "NW2 Timetable – May 2019" (PDF). Transport Info NSW. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

## External links[edit]

* Metro North West Line at Transport for NSW

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