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BIZARRE: Sydney metro org | Mind Blowing Facts

Sydney commuters face more disruption as metro workers to vote on industrial action

Sydney Metro trains are driverless, although customer service attendants work inside the trains and on station platforms

The Guardian - AU · Sep 19, 2025

Human error blamed for driverless train's door glitch

Investigations suggest human error resulted in passengers being stranded on a train when a carriage door was left open during peak hour.

AAP · Apr 3, 2025

Passengers hold on as driverless Metro train speeds through Sydney tunnel with an open door

Rail union wants network temporarily shut down and an investigation into ‘one of the worst safety incidents we’ve seen’

The Guardian - AU · Apr 2, 2025

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A Door Was Left Open On The Sydney Metro Mid-Ride & The Footage Is The Stuff Of Nightmares

New nightmare unlocked.

Pedestrian.tv · Apr 2, 2025

We Went Deep Inside The Next Stage Of The Sydney Metro To See What’s In Store For Us

Look at Australia's biggest rail cavern AKA the soon to be open Hunter Street station as part of the new line of the Sydney Metro.

Pedestrian.tv · Feb 27, 2025

The Sydney Metro Has Had Its Opening Hours Extended, So In The Words Of Charli xcx, Let’s Ride

The Sydney Metro has had its operating hours extended and new services introduced. It's time to go wild for everyones fav transport system.

Pedestrian.tv · Sep 16, 2024

Noodles, gelato and a dip: how to spend a day riding the rails of the Sydney metro extension

The new section of the north-west and city line makes parts of the city much more accessible. Here are a few ideas for a day out

The Guardian - AU · Aug 30, 2024

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‘Like a Taylor Swift concert’: sleepless trainspotters spend six hours enjoying Sydney metro on busy opening day

Nearly 1,000 train fans were at Sydenham station before 5am to ride the first service on the new city section

The Guardian - AU · Aug 19, 2024

Morning Mail: Asic’s crypto site crackdown, Sydney Metro extension opens, Larry Emdur’s golden moment

Regulator playing whack-a-mole; travel times to be slashed in NSW capital; diplomatic push under way for Gaza ceasefire deal

The Guardian - AU · Aug 18, 2024

Sydney Metro welcomes commuters aboard new underground city section

The highly anticipated Chatswood to Sydenham extension will drastically cut travel times in Sydney

The Guardian - AU · Aug 18, 2024

At the heart of Sydney Metro’s expanded Central Station lies a spectacular new public space

The new extension to the Sydney Metro can now be accessed beneath McAslan and Woods Bagot’s monumental roof structure above the city’s historic Central Station

Wallpaper · Aug 2, 2024

Sydney Metro executive to lead high-speed rail plan for Newcastle

The federal government has taken the next step towards fast rail.

Newcastle Herald · Jan 10, 2024

'Reset' for troubled rail project with late launch date

The Sydney Metro West transport project to link Parramatta and the city centre will have its timeline pushed back as extra stations are added.

AAP · Dec 6, 2023

Safety fears as Sydney Metro considers ‘squeezeways’ for emergency access on new train lines

80cm-wide walkways, proposed for Metro West and Western Sydney Airport lines, requires users to squeeze along the side of a train stuck in a tunnel

The Guardian - AU · Jul 11, 2023

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ABC News · Apr 21, 2023

First driverless metro train crosses Sydney Harbour underwater

Early on Friday morning, 40 metres below ground, a driverless metro train travelled under Sydney Harbour for its first successful test run.

The Guardian - AU · Apr 9, 2023

‘All alongside of each other’: artwork at Sydney’s Central station exposes a grammatical sore spot

Melbourne-based artist Rose Nolan says the piece ‘isn’t an English class, it’s about the rhythm of the words’

ABC News · Feb 19, 2023

'McDonald's go up faster than schools': The families struggling with life in suburbia

These families moved to Sydney's fringes hoping it might provide a brighter future for their children. This is why some are reconsidering the decision.

AAP · Jan 16, 2023

Sydney Metro power failure investigated

Morning commuters on two trains have been stuck on the tracks for almost an hour without air conditioning and lights.

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AAP · Nov 18, 2022

Sydney Metro tunnel standard unsafe: Labor

Sydney Metro commuters could be at risk as tunnels don't measure up to Australian safety standards and could prove deadly during a fire, NSW Labor says.

The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2022

Unions allege safety concerns after worker on Sydney Metro tunnel died of heart attack

Exclusive: Whistleblowers say they felt under pressure to downgrade seriousness of safety issues but Sydney Metro disputes union claims

ABC News · Sep 14, 2022

Inside the science park 'mirage' on Sydney's outskirts

It was supposed be Sydney's answer to Silicon Valley — but there are now fears plans for a major science development on the city's outskirts are a "mirage", and local residents have had enough.

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