Why Sydney needs these two ‘missing pieces’ of the metro rail network

Why Sydney needs these two ‘missing pieces’ of the metro rail network

The state government is under renewed pressure to extend its metro rail line to fast-growing western suburbs.

  • byMegan Gorrey

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The two giant overlapping tunnels that pass metres apart below Sydney

The two giant overlapping tunnels that pass metres apart below Sydney

Six giant road headers are working around the clock to dig the first new road crossing of Sydney Harbour in 30 years.

  • byMegan Gorrey
Revealed:The Sydney tunnel projects where deadly dust levels hit 208 times legal limit

Revealed:The Sydney tunnel projects where deadly dust levels hit 208 times legal limit

“All you see is clouds of dust”:Thousands of tunnel workers are being exposed to potentially deadly levels of silica.

  • byMax Maddison
Sydney to avoid rail shutdown after last-minute crisis talks

Sydney to avoid rail shutdown after last-minute crisis talks

The Minns Labor government agreed during crisis talks on Thursday to run limited 24-hour train services this weekend in return for the union dropping work bans.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan andMax Maddison
What you need to know about the Sydney train shutdown

What you need to know about the Sydney train shutdown

It’s been called the worst shutdown on the rail network in living memory. Here are the key things you need to know.

  • byCindy Yin
Rail workers given ultimatum to drop demands for 24-hour services

Rail workers given ultimatum to drop demands for 24-hour services

The state government’s request raises the risk of severe disruptions or a shutdown of Sydney’s passenger rail network as workers refuse to budge.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
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What London transport chief thinks about Sydney’s new metro

What London transport chief thinks about Sydney’s new metro

The man who runs one of the world’s largest public transport authorities has some sage advice for Sydney.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
How Sydney’s new metro line is reshaping weekend travel

How Sydney’s new metro line is reshaping weekend travel

New figures show the number of people passing through a CBD metro station on Saturdays is as high as the busiest weekday.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
The threat to stop Sydney’s trains,unless they run 24 hours a day

The threat to stop Sydney’s trains,unless they run 24 hours a day

A major work ban is due to start next Thursday and will cripple Sydney’s passenger train network if workers proceed.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
Final stretch of Sydney metro line faces crucial summer test

Final stretch of Sydney metro line faces crucial summer test

Workers are rushing to install platform screen doors,mechanical gap-fillers and security fencing to clear the way for testing of driverless trains.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
Sydney Metro says it would pay $91m for this land. Justin Hemmes wants more than double that
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Sydney Metro says it would pay $91m for this land. Justin Hemmes wants more than double that

A family company belonging to the Merivale mogul says land it lost to the Metro West project would have formed part of an “Ivy 2.0” entertainment precinct.

  • byAnthony Segaert andPatrick Begley