Sydney’s city metro opening connected six new stations
The August 2024 extension carried the existing northwest line beneath the harbour and through the centre.
News report
Sydney’s Metro City extension opened to passengers on August 19, 2024, taking services from Chatswood beneath Sydney Harbour and through the central business district to Sydenham. The completed section added 15.5 kilometres to the metro route.
Six new stations opened at Crows Nest, Victoria Cross, Barangaroo, Martin Place, Gadigal and Waterloo. New platforms at Central and Sydenham connected the extension with established transport interchanges, making the project more than a set of isolated underground stops.
The New South Wales government announced the opening after the independent national rail-safety regulator gave its final approval. The operator’s later project history confirms that passengers began using the city expansion on August 19.
At the launch, services ran through from the northwest rather than requiring a change at Chatswood. The extension therefore altered how existing metro passengers could reach central destinations as well as introducing new stations for surrounding neighbourhoods.
The city section was a stage within the broader City and Southwest programme, with other construction and service changes following their own schedules. The completed route linked the northwest metro, the harbour crossing, central Sydney and Sydenham. It added new neighbourhood access points while making connections with established transport hubs, placing the six new stations within a wider pattern of everyday journeys across the city.
