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Sydney Metro Southwest extension opens between Tallawong and Bankstown

Passenger services have launched on the 13-kilometre Sydney Metro Southwest extension, creating a 66-kilometre fully automated rail line.

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Passenger services began running on Sydney Metro's Southwest extension at 04:31 on October 30, 2026. RailTech reported that official opening celebrations are scheduled for November 1. The new 13-kilometre segment converts a former suburban railway line for rapid transit use. [1]

The addition expands line M1 to 66 kilometres in length with 31 stations, running from Tallawong to Bankstown. RailTech noted that this network expansion makes line M1 one of the longest fully automated metro lines in the world. [1]

The Sydney Metro City and Southwest development was designed as a 30-kilometre rapid transit project in New South Wales, Australia. The overall line connects Chatswood on the North Shore through the Sydney central business district and onward to Bankstown in the city's southwest. [7]

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In short

  • Passenger services on the Sydney Metro Southwest extension started at 04:31 on October 30, 2026.
  • The 13-kilometre extension lengthens line M1 to a total of 66 kilometres with 31 stations.
  • Line M1 operates as a fully automated metro line from Tallawong to Bankstown.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Sydney Metro’s Southwest extension opens over former suburban railwayRailTech, 1d ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Sydney Metro’s Southwest extension opens over former suburban railwayRailway Gazette International, 1d ago
  3. [3]Sydney’s Southwest Metro opens after 25-month closure planned for 12 monthsRailway Supply, 1d ago
  4. [4]The big gripe about Sydney’s new Southwest Metro rail corridor revealed7NEWS, 17h ago
  5. [5]Sydney Metro reopening offers hope to local businessesJournalArta, 2d ago
  6. [6]Sydney’s long-awaited Metro opening is a welcome cause for celebrationSMH.com.au, 1d ago

Background

  1. [7]Sydney Metro City & Southwest on Wikipedia
  2. [8]Central Railway to Increase 15 Coach Trains on Kasara Line FTMQ Travel, 9d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 8 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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