Sydney's Metro - an Australian first

By Angela Jeppesen.

Key Points:
Sydney Metro is procuring the permanent route infrastructure through a publicly funded design and construct contract, while the integrated metro operations are being procured as a Privately Financed Project.

After a significant strategic shift by Government away from the North West Metro Project in late 2008, the Sydney Metro Network Stage 1 (Rozelle to Central) (formerly the CBD Metro project) emerged as the proposed backbone to a new Sydney metro rail network. This Stage 1 is proposed to be a 7km long line through the Sydney CBD from Rozelle to Central. The metro concept is a high-speed, driverless train operating underground, with trains arriving every 2-3 minutes during peak periods.