Transforming Sydney Program Overview
Australia s biggest public transport project Contents Redefining Sydney s growth 8 Economic benefits 12 Integrated into communities 14 The customer is at the centre 16 Sydney s new metro train 18 Sydney Metro Northwest 20 Sydney Metro City & Southwest 22 Sydney Metro West 24 Revitalising Central Station 26 A once-in-a-century program 28 Delivery strategies 30 Community and stakeholder engagement 36 A transformative legacy 38 2
A once-in-a-century infrastructure investment, Sydney Metro will shape the future growth of Australia s biggest city for generations to come. SYDNEY METRO TRANSFORMING SYDNEY 3
Premier s message Minister s message Sydney Metro is the largest public transport project in the nation and will change Sydney forever. The expanded Metro network will bring world class, modern services to our growing population. Now is the time to be involved in the next exciting phase of project delivery. I look forward to the exciting project milestones. Gladys Berejiklian MP PREMIER OF NEW SOUTH WALES This isn t just a public transport project Sydney Metro is a once-in-a-generation city-shaping phenomenon. Not only is the NSW Government delivering a world-class metro system that will move more people safely and reliably than ever before, we are unleashing the potential of Australia s only global city and delivering opportunities to revitalise precincts and communities. Sydney Metro is the largest investment in rail infrastructure in the State s history. We ve made tremendous inroads but it s only the beginning. Andrew Constance MP MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE October 2017: Major construction was completed on the landmark Sydney Metro railway bridge over Windsor Road at Rouse Hill. 4
Shaping tomorrow s Sydney Sydney Metro will guide Sydney s growth for the 21st century. This new world-class mass transit system will evolve with the city it will serve for generations to come. Global Sydney s population will pass 6 million by 2036; an extra 1.7 million people will progressively move into to Australia s biggest city, which will support an extra 840,000 jobs and 680,000 homes. Sydney Metro will make it easier and faster to get around, boosting economic productivity by bringing new jobs and new educational opportunities closer to home. Designed with customers at its centre, stations will be quick and easy to get in and out of; trains will be fast, safe and reliable; and technology will keep customers connected at every step of the journey. A catalyst for growth, Sydney Metro will integrate with new communities and transform existing urban centres. Services will start in 2019. Welcome aboard Australia s biggest public transport project. SYDNEY METRO TRANSFORMING SYDNEY 5
The biggest urban rail project in Australian history Cudgegong Road M7 Rouse Hill Kellyville Bella Vista Norwest Northwest Sydney Metro Northwest alignment OPEN 2019 13 P 13 stations 4000 commuter car parks 36 kilometres M4 City&Southwest Sydney Metro City & Southwest alignment OPEN 2024 18 18 stations New CBD connections 30 kilometres, including under Sydney Harbour West Sydney Metro West study area LATE 2020s 3.2 MILLION Connecting Parramatta and Sydney CBDs Four key precincts serviced Western Sydney population, 2036 Sydney Trains suburban network 6
A sustainable Sydney Metro will maximise social Showground Castle Hill Cherrybrook Opening 2019 and economic benefits for the community, reduce environmental impacts and create an optimised transport service and hubs for the long term. M2 Epping Macquarie University Parramatta Macquarie Park North Ryde Chatswood Crows Nest Sydney Olympic Park Early planning underway Victoria Cross Barangaroo The Bays Precinct Martin Place Pitt Street Central Campsie Hurlstone Park Dulwich Hill Waterloo Bankstown Punchbowl Lakemba Wiley Park Canterbury Belmore Marrickville Sydenham Opening 2024 N M5 SYDNEY METRO TRANSFORMING SYDNEY 7
Redefining Sydney s growth Western City Eastern City Central City Northern Beaches Hospital Precinct Norwest Penrith Blacktown Greater Parramatta Macquarie Park Chatswood St Leonards Rhodes GPOP North Sydney Sydney Olympic Park Western Sydney Airport Sydney City Green Square Mascot Randwick Sydney Airport Kogarah Port Botany Campbelltown Macarthur A Metropolis of Three Cities. Source: The Greater Sydney Commission. A new asset for a new Sydney The Greater Sydney Commission s Towards Our Greater Sydney outlines how the city is planning for growth over coming decades, with the population expected to pass 8 million by 2056. THE CU ST O M Liverpool ER Centred on the 30 minute cities concept, the NSW Government is investing in significant new infrastructure projects designed to deliver a renewed urban environment for Sydney that changes the patterns of where people live and work, how they enjoy their spare time and how they travel. Integral to this investment is the $20 billion-plus program of Sydney Metro works. This once-in-a-century investment is the step change to achieving well-connected and vibrant places that re-imagine the Greater Metropolitan Area and reduce the traditional reliance on long haul, peak-hour-only commutes to and from major employment centres. Transport for NSW has released the Future Transport 2056 draft strategy, focusing on decisions that need to be made now to help prepare NSW for the next 40 years. It supports the 30 minute cities concept and builds on the 2012 NSW Long Term Transport Master Plan, which has guided unprecedented investments in transport services and infrastructure across NSW. The strategy can be found at: www.future.transport.nsw.gov.au 8 ENHANCING PRODUCTIVITY CE NT R
Sydney Metro is both an economic and a social asset which will define urban amenity across Australia s only global city for the next century and beyond. DELIVERING A WORLD CLASS METRO IMPROVING LIVEABILITY IS AT THE The success of the Sydney Metro program of works relies not only on the step-change which comes with a new-generation metro rail service, but also its effective integration into Greater Sydney. The customer is at the centre of the metro rail product; Transport for NSW is delivering a level of transport service never before seen in Australia, but common in global cities. The city s growth, however, will be shaped by how the metro product improves liveability, enhances productivity and promotes connectivity across Greater Sydney. Faster journey times and a broadened public transport network allow people to be more connected to job centres and educational institutions, delivering more opportunities across Sydney. Integrating attractive and vibrant transport, commercial and residential mixed-use opportunities around metro station precincts will be critical to realising the best possible productivity outcomes. E OF SYDNEY METRO PROMOTING CONNECTIVITIY 21 June 2016: Sydney s first metro railway tracks laid at Rouse Hill. From a socio-economic perspective, Sydney Metro transforms places to make the city more liveable and connected. Together, these places will make Sydney more productive and more attractive globally. As an integrated transport system, Sydney Metro will connect seamlessly with other existing transport modes like buses, Sydney Trains, light rail, regional rail and buses, and ferries. These city-building benefits will deliver an economic boost of up to $5 billion a year. SYDNEY METRO TRANSFORMING SYDNEY 9
Transforming Sydney Sydney Metro will revolutionise the way Australia s biggest city travels, shaping its future growth. This 21st century railway system will cut travel times, reduce congestion and deliver major economic and social benefits for generations to come. Metro means a new generation of world-class fast, safe and reliable trains easily connecting customers to where they want to go. When services start in the first half of 2019, customers won t need timetables they ll just turn up and go with a train every four minutes in the peak. Designed to grow with the city, Sydney Metro will have an ultimate future capacity of a train every two minutes in each direction under the CBD. Technology will keep customers connected at all stages of their journey, including: planning at home using smart phone travel apps real time journey information at metro stations and on board trains accessing information and other public transport to help get to their final destination after they leave the train. This fast, frequent and easy to use service will help customers achieve their daily tasks, whether it s getting to work, meetings, school or education, sport, a day out or running errands and of course, getting home. Key benefits Metro delivers improved connectivity across multiple levels: moving more people faster than ever before fast and easy to change to trains, buses, ferries and light rail making it fast and easy to move around a growing city making a big city better connected aligning and integrating with other city-building transport projects opening up options for work, education, health care and much more taking the guesswork out of travel no need to plan, just turn up and go. 10
Sydney s new metro train was designed in consultation with disability groups, emergency services, seniors, mothers groups and schoolchildren. SYDNEY METRO TRANSFORMING SYDNEY 11
A new wave of economic benefits Employment across Sydney is expected to increase from 2.1 million workers today to almost 4 million by 2036. About 60 per cent of Sydney s population will work in the Global Economic Corridor stretching from Macquarie Park, through Chatswood, North Sydney, the Sydney CBD and on to Sydney Airport. Sydney Metro will connect people across Sydney to these jobs. Over the next 15 years, NSW will require infrastructure to support 40 per cent more train trips, 30 per cent more car trips and 31 per cent more households. Sydney Metro is identified as a key infrastructure project as part of the NSW Government s infrastructure investment program. The NSW Government is committed to the creation of 150,000 new jobs over the next four years. Through investment in infrastructure such as Sydney Metro, new jobs and apprenticeships are being created for the construction sector. Key Sydney growth levels 2011-2036 HOUSES JOBS PEOPLE July 2017: Demolition equipment being lifted into place at Martin Place. 12
Sydney Metro will deliver this major economic boost by: improving access to jobs changing the way people move about the city and reducing congestion allowing people to travel from one key centre to another in minutes enabling housing and employment growth along the Global Economic Corridor and west to Bankstown encouraging greater commercial development and jobs in key areas of the city and North Sydney delivering flow-on benefits across productivity, wages and the State s overall economic performance. North Sydney CBD. Rouse Hill North West corridor $1282m economic boost 10,366 additional jobs Global Sydney $3496m economic boost Castle Hill 25,652 additional jobs Macquarie Park Chatswood Bankstown corridor $817m economic boost 6536 additional jobs Bankstown Green Square Sydney CBD Sydney Metro delivers an economic boost of $5 billion a year. SYDNEY METRO TRANSFORMING SYDNEY 13
Integrated into communities Sydney Metro will help deliver housing and employment growth, creating new and diverse opportunities to support changing communities. To be successful, the Sydney Metro transport service will be integrated into active precincts around each metro station. The Sydney Metro program includes transport, commercial and residential mixed land use opportunities at and around the station precincts. The Sydney Metro Delivery Office, within Transport for NSW, aims to ensure that optimal precinct development and activation outcomes around metro stations are achieved. This key strategy for the development and activation of precincts aims to: support the NSW Government s planning strategies and objectives maximise urban outcomes, enhancing customer experience and urban amenity create an urban environment that drives high usage of new metro rail ensure station precincts are activated as soon as possible following completion of the metro infrastructure. Catalyst for renewal. New communities. Infill development. Integrated station development. Catalyst for development opportunities within existing centres Vibrant new communities centred around metro station locations Infill development adjacent to metro stations within existing centres Integrated station development opportunities integrated with new stations at existing commercial centres July 2017: Major residential construction next to the Castle Hill station site Artist s impression: Victoria Cross Station will be integrated into the community. 14
A customised approach The 66-kilometre Sydney Metro alignment from Cudgegong Road to Bankstown incorporates three distinctly different geographical areas: Cudgegong Road to Chatswood new centres around metro stations and expanding residential and commercial areas in north west Sydney Chatswood to Sydenham the key hubs of St Leonards Crows Nest, North Sydney, and the Sydney CBD, including the Barangaroo precinct and the Waterloo precinct, which are targeted for significant urban transformation Sydenham to Bankstown long established principally residential suburbs with key hubs at Campsie and Bankstown, in a corridor identified for its renewal opportunities. Each of these areas is different in character and requires different approaches to the planning, development and integration of these precincts to realise the opportunities for enhanced urban outcomes. The focus in realising these opportunities is on promoting: vibrant new communities centred around metro station locations (for example at Cudgegong Road, Kellyville, Cherrybrook, Bella Vista and Showground) Integrated station development opportunities integrated with new stations at existing commercial centres (for example at Crows Nest, Victoria Cross, Martin Place and Pitt Street) infill development adjacent to metro stations within existing centres. More than 1590 secure bicycle parking spaces will be delivered on the Northwest and City & Southwest projects. Aerial view of Macquarie Park. Artist s impression of Pitt Street tower. SYDNEY METRO TRANSFORMING SYDNEY 15
The customer is at the centre Sydney Metro will get you where you need to go easily and quickly. The new metro rail system will be an easy part of daily journeys. Technology will keep customers connected at all stages of their journey from smart phone travel apps on the way to stations to real-time journey information at metro stations and on board trains. This door-to-door approach will help customers achieve their daily tasks, whether it s getting to work, meetings, school or education, sport, a day out or running errands and, of course, getting home. Making it easy for customers at each stage of their journey is integral to the successful delivery of Sydney Metro. Linking communities, schools, hospitals, key destinations and businesses with the new metro system is key in attracting and keeping customers as well as in meeting broader transport and land use objectives. Transport for NSW is working across government and with the community to get customers to and from metro services easily. Sydney Metro is being designed to deliver safe, clean, comfortable services which will run on time, and are convenient, efficient, accessible and easy for customers to use. Metro stations will provide safe and efficient interchange between transport modes, giving priority to pedestrians. All stations are designed to reflect the character of the local areas they serve and, where possible, include environmentally friendly features such as solar panels, natural light and ventilation. New metro services will be integrated with other transport modes, including interchanges with Sydney suburban rail as well as buses, light rail and ferries. Customer safety is the number one priority for Australia s first fully-automated railway. At all times, a team of expert train controllers will monitor the system, making sure everything runs smoothly. October 2017: The arrival of Sydney s first metro train. A train will be washed in seven minutes using recycled water, with at least 80 per cent of the water reused. 16
This service is operated by The customer experience A new metro train every four minutes in the peak Ultimate capacity for a new metro train every two minutes in each direction under the CBD. Faster services Save more than one hour a week between Bankstown and Central. New lifts, fully accessible services Level access between the platform and train, new technology like video help points. Door-to-door Making it easier for customers at every step of their journey. 1. Origin 2. Travel to Metro 6. The station 3. Interchange and precinct 5. On board the Metro 4. The station More opportunities Faster, more frequent and direct access to key employment centres, wider selection of schools and better access to health care. 7. Precinct and interchange 8. Travel from Metro 9. Destination Safer services Customer service attendants throughout the Sydney Metro system, platform screen doors. Customers first All trains are air-conditioned. New multiple purpose areas for prams and luggage. Wheelchair spaces and priority seating. Opal ticketing Fares set by the NSW Government the same as the rest of Sydney. Sydney Metro will take customers off existing suburban rail lines, especially in the busy morning peak cutting crowding and easing congestion. Australia s first fully-automated railway will be able to move more than 40,000 people an hour in each direction. Suburban Sydney lines can each reliably move about 23,000 people an hour. Current suburban 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 Maximum Sydney train customers per hour per line SYDNEY METRO TRANSFORMING SYDNEY 17 40000
Sydney s new metro train KEY FACTS TRAIN FEATURES On-time Running reliability 00:02 Ultimate capacity A train every two minutes each way under the CBD Connected Continuous mobile phone coverage through network No timetable Customers will just turn up and go Customer service assistants at every station and moving through the network during the day and night Heating and air conditioning Opal ticketing SAFETY Video help points on all platforms 38 cameras on each train Sydney Metro is Australia s first fully-automated metro rail network Around the world, millions of people use these networks every day in cities like Paris, Singapore, Dubai and Hong Kong An example of a metro operations control centre Constant monitoring Expert train controllers monitor entire metro system 18
Double doors for faster loading and unloading Sydney s new metro trains have regenerative braking; extra energy from a slowing train will be turned back into energy and used by another train nearby. Two multi-purpose areas per train for prams, luggage and bicycles Wheelchair spaces, separate priority seating and emergency intercoms Level access between platform and train Inside you can see from one end of the train to the other Platform screen doors keep people and objects away from the edge and allow trains to get in and out of stations much faster Real-time travel information and live electronic route maps Security More than 230 tunnel cameras on Sydney Metro Northwest alone Signalling and communications systems Control the trains, tunnels, platforms and skytrain to deliver a safe and reliable journey Platform doors Operations Control Centre State-of-the-art network controlled from new high-tech facility at Tallawong Road Tunnel Train Track Platform Faster journeys System minimises the time trains are stopped at stations and the time between each train SYDNEY METRO TRANSFORMING SYDNEY 19
Northwest Rouse Hill 12 metres above ground on skytrain 55 46 $8.3 BILLION 36 KILOMETRES OPEN FIRST HALF 2019 Sydney Metro Northwest will deliver, for the first time, a reliable public transport service to a region which has the highest car ownership levels per household in Australia. Cudgegong Road 57 48 Open cut station 6 metres below street level Over the coming decades, an extra 200,000 people will move into Sydney s North West, taking its population above 600,000, or twice the size of Canberra. The skytrain M7 This viaduct runs four kilometres from Bella Vista to Rouse Hill. Following community consultation, the skytrain was an engineering solution to delivering new railway infrastructure in an urban environment where tunnelling through a floodplain also would not have been practical. The skytrain component of the project also allowed two extra railway stations to be added to Sydney Metro Northwest. The skytrain was delivered by two giant horizontal cranes each weighing 600 tonnes with minimal construction impacts on nearby Windsor Road, which carries 50,000 vehicles a day. The skytrain project includes a 270-metre landmark new railway bridge over Windsor Rd at Rouse Hill, similar in design to Sydney s Anzac Bridge. It s the first cable-stayed railway bridge built on a curve in Australia. Skytrain construction is expected to be completed in 2017. Kellyville 13 metres above ground on skytrain 53 44 Bella Vista 50 41 Open cut station 6 metres below street level 20
Showground 25 metres underground 46 37 Castle Hill 25 metres underground 44 35 Australia s longest railway tunnels These twin 15-kilometre tunnels from Bella Vista to Epping were completed in January 2016 after 16 months of work. They were handed over 10 months early to the next contractor for fit-out. Four tunnel boring machines (TBMs) were used for the 30-kilometre dig the most used on a transport infrastructure project in Australian history. Sydney Metro City & Southwest will pass that record, with five TBMs. Sydney Metro Trains Facility The Sydney Metro Trains Facility at Rouse Hill is also where the new metro train fleet will be stabled and maintained. This new state-of-the-art facility is the operational headquarters of Sydney Metro. From 2019, 22 metro trains will be located on site. Later, it will provide stabling for 46 trains and maintenance services for a fleet of 76 trains to meet the needs of Sydney s broader metro rail system. Cherrybrook 41 32 The secure site includes: train stabling area infrastructure maintenance facilities Open cut station 7 metres below street level administration buildings including an operations control centre a power sub-station. Trains will be stored in the train stabling facility outside peak periods and between the last service and the first service the next day. Trains will be shut down once the train has been stabled and cleaned. 48 Norwest 22 metres underground 39 M2 Epping 35 26 Macquarie Park 29 20 Epping to Chatswood metro upgrade Sydney Metro Northwest will connect directly with the existing Epping to Chatswood railway, allowing new metro rail to connect the North West to the Sydney CBD. The suburban line will be upgraded to metro standards, including the installation of 26 kilometres of new cabling, power and signalling systems and customer improvements. Sydney Metro will service these stations with almost four times as many trains an hour than existing services. The five existing stations along the line at Epping, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park, North Ryde and Chatswood will have screen doors along the full length of the metro platforms to keep people and objects away from the tracks, improving customer safety and allowing trains to get in and out of stations much faster. From late 2018, buses will replace trains for around seven months between Epping and Chatswood while the line is converted to metro operations. Project features A train at least every 4 minutes in the peak 36km total project length 4000 commuter car parking spaces 23km of new metro line 8 new railway stations 5 existing railway stations upgraded 15km twin tunnels Bella Vista to Epping 4km elevated skytrain Rouse Hill to Bella Vista Macquarie University 31 22 North Ryde 27 18 Chatswood 15 TO CENTRAL 7 KEY Note on travel times: Time to Wynyard is with interchange in 2019 Time to Martin Place is direct service in 2024 TO WYNYARD TO MARTIN PLACE SYDNEY METRO TRANSFORMING SYDNEY 21
City&Southwest $11.5 to $12.5 BILLION BUDGET RANGE 30 KILOMETRES OPEN 2024 Sydney Metro City & Southwest extends metro rail from the North West region, beneath Sydney Harbour, through new underground CBD stations and beyond to Bankstown. Major construction has started with the first of five tunnel boring machines to be in the ground before the end of 2018. Sydney Harbour tunnelling A specialised tunnel boring machine will be used for the harbour crossing. The borer will balance the pressure between the machine and the ground in front of it, helping control the excavation process. This type of machine is commonly used in similar projects around the world and was also used to deliver Sydney s airport rail link tunnel in the 1990s. Transport for NSW conducted geotechnical work deep under Sydney Harbour to help determine the best way to deliver the new metro railway tunnels, Rock and soil samples from more than 50 boreholes dug deep under Sydney Harbour helped determine that a specialised TBM will be required to tunnel between North Sydney and the new metro station at Barangaroo. Crushed rock will be removed by barges for the excavation work that takes place at Blues Point and Barangaroo, reducing impacts to the road network and cutting truck movements. April 2017: Night geotechnical drilling on Sydney Harbour. 12 Bankstown Line upgrade All 11 stations between Bankstown and Sydenham will be upgraded to metro standards. This includes lifts and platform screen doors at all stations, and level access between platforms and trains. Service levels will dramatically improve. Currently, stations like Canterbury and Hurlstone Park are served by four trains an hour in the peak, while others reach a maximum eight which will increase to at least 15 in each direction. The T3 Bankstown Line has a rich and layered history of expansion and change. Sydney Metro will celebrate its significant heritage history whilst preserving, where possible, both Indigenous and non- Indigenous cultural heritage. Punchbowl Wiley Park Lakemba 26 30 24 28 22 26 Canterbury Hurlstone Park Dulwich Hill 16 20 14 18 16 KEY Note on travel times: Time to Central in 2024 Time to Martin Place in 2024 TO CENTRAL TO MARTIN PLACE Project features 7 new railway stations 11 existing railway stations upgraded 16km of new metro line between Chatswood and Sydenham 15km twin tunnels Convenient interchanges with other forms of transport including Sydney Trains, NSW Trains, light rail, buses and ferries Bankstown 28 32 Belmore 20 24 Campsie 18 22 Marrickville 10 14 22
Chatswood Crows Nest 25 metres underground 11 7 Barangaroo 25 metres underground 6 2 Victoria Cross 31 metres underground 9 5 Pitt Street 25 metres underground 2 2 Martin Place 25 metres underground Central 25 metres underground 4 11 TO CHATSWOOD 15 TO CHATSWOOD 4 Waterloo 25 metres underground 2 6 New CBD stations Sydenham 7 11 New metro stations at Barangaroo, Martin Place, Pitt St and Central will take the pressure off Town Hall and Wynyard stations. SYDNEY METRO TRANSFORMING SYDNEY 23
West New metro rail will become the fastest, easiest and most reliable journey between the Sydney and Parramatta CBDs under the proposed Sydney Metro West project. This means Sydney Trains and inter-city services will be freed up for customers in the city s outer west in areas like Blacktown, Penrith and the Blue Mountains. In turn, these services will become more reliable, with increased capacity, reduced crowding and faster travel times. As a new railway, Sydney Metro West will work together with the existing T1 Western Line, effectively doubling rail capacity from Parramatta to the CBD and supporting the Greater Sydney Commission s vision for better connections between these two major centres. The NSW Government will integrate transport and land use planning along the corridor, with the new metro railway line expected to be built largely underground. Community, stakeholder and industry consultation will now help shape Sydney Metro West s development, including determining the alignment and potential station locations. The need for new rail More mass transit services are needed between Parramatta and the Sydney CBD because: an extra 420,000 people are expected to move into the corridor between Greater Parramatta and central Sydney over the next 20 years more than 300,000 new jobs will be created by 2036 in the corridor between Greater Parramatta and central Sydney at places like the Parramatta CBD, Sydney Olympic Park and the Bays Precinct the T1 Western Line which is more than a century old needs relief because it will be severely overcrowded by the early 2030s, despite ongoing upgrade works and more services. Servicing key precincts The final number of potential stations will be identified following community and industry consultation. Four key precincts to be serviced have initially been identified at: Parramatta, where the number of jobs is expected to double over the next 20 years to 100,000 Sydney Olympic Park, where 34,000 jobs and more than 23,000 residents will be located by 2030 The Bays Precinct, Sydney s new innovation hub where 95 hectares of land is being regenerated The Sydney CBD, allowing easy access to the existing public transport network including Sydney Metro. 24
Priority Number 1 A new focus on Parramatta and the outer west Parramatta Sydney Metro West makes it faster and easier to get to Parramatta from both the east and west, reinforcing it as the Central City. Extra rail capacity will be delivered to both sides of Parramatta. From the east, new metro rail on a standalone system will become the easiest and most reliable journey within this growing corridor and from the Sydney CBD to Parramatta. This frees up capacity on the existing suburban rail system to the west, increasing the reliability of services to and from Blacktown, Penrith and the Blue Mountains, and cutting crowding. The number of customers using the T1 Western Line has grown 8 per cent over the past two years, not the forecast 2 per cent. It would be difficult to add significant extra capacity to this line: it cannot be widened for extra tracks without causing widespread community disruption and the acquisition of nearby properties. Currently, trains can operate as little as every 15 minutes between Parramatta and Sydney outside peak hours, while freight trains also use the line. The solution is Sydney Metro West a new, standalone metro railway built mostly underground and able to move more than 40,000 people an hour in each direction, effectively doubling the rail capacity of the area. M4 Sydney Olympic Park Sydney CBD The Bays Precinct Sydney s population is currently 4.6 million and in 20 years it will jump to more than 6 million. Western Sydney is home to about 47 per cent of Sydney s residents, 36 per cent of Sydney s jobs and one-third of Sydney s Gross Regional Product. An extra 420,000 people are expected to move into the corridor between Greater Parramatta and central Sydney over the next 20 years. By 2036, 3.2 million people will live in Western Sydney a population about the same size as Adelaide and Perth combined today. By 2036, over 50 per cent of Greater Sydney s population will live in Western Sydney. There are currently more than 4.7 million weekday trips using all transport modes to, from and within the Greater Parramatta to central Sydney corridor, with just over one million trips during the AM peak period alone. This is expected to increase by 36 per cent in 2036. The world-famous Sydney Olympic Park. SYDNEY METRO TRANSFORMING SYDNEY 25
d Ro a Hi ll ng Ro u se dg eg o Connecting Sydney Cu Revitalising Central Station 1,000 To/from Blacktow To/from Blacktown via Marsden Park (future connection) To/from Parramatta The new spine of Sydney s public transport system, Sydney Metro will connect communities across Greater Sydney. Increasing connectivity and accessibility, the world-class metro system will transform Sydney into a place that is more liveable, connected and productive. This is the first step in revitalising Sydney s biggest and busiest railway station. This wide, accessible and modern pedestrian link from the eastern side of Central Station will link the new light rail stop to the new Sydney Metro platforms, with direct access to existing suburban platforms. Central Walk will be delivered at the same time as the new Sydney Metro platforms to reduce customer disruption and provide better value for money. A dedicated construction contract will be awarded for the Sydney Metro Central works separate to the rest of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project to ensure a strong focus on the complex work required at Sydney s busiest railway station. Interchanges with buses, trains, light rail and ferries will be seamless and have been designed to prioritise pedestrians, making the door-todoor journey for customers fast and easy. The T3 Bankstown Line effectively slows down the Sydney Trains network because of the way it merges with other railway lines closer to the city. Sydney Metro removes the Bankstown Line from the Sydney Trains network and places it on the standalone Sydney Metro system, with stations and systems upgraded to metro standards. Central Walk includes: a 19-metre wide tunnel from Chalmers Street linking to new Sydney Metro platforms under Central new, easy access points to Sydney Trains platforms 16 to 23 escalators directly to suburban platforms for the first time. Central Walk will help boost capacity at Central to cater for the expected 66 per cent increase in daily customer demand. More than 270,000 people use Central every day with that number expected to rise to 450,000 in the next two decades. The suburban trains currently operating on the T3 Bankstown Line will be allocated to other Sydney railway lines. Sydney Metro, together with signalling and infrastructure upgrades across the existing Sydney rail network, will increase the capacity of train services entering the Sydney CBD from about 120 an hour today to up to 200 services beyond 2024. That s an increase of up to 60 per cent capacity across the network to meet demand. T1 Northern Line This service is operated by This service is operated by T1 North Shore Line This service is operated by MORNING PEAK HOUR Central Walk a new underground concourse at Central Station will better connect passengers to trains, buses, light rail and the new Sydney Metro. Faster travel times will bring more opportunities closer to more people whether it s new jobs, better education options or recreation. T1 Western Line T2 Inner West & Leppington Line This service is operated by T3 Bankstown Line This service is operated by T4 Eastern Suburbs This service is operated by T4 Illawarra Line This service is operated by T8 Airport & South Line This service is operated by Newcastle & Central Coast Line South Coast Line 120 TRAINS PER HOUR 10 TRAIN LINES This service is operated by This service is operated by BANKSTOWN Inner diagram: A railway network built over 160 years converges at Central, with the existing Bankstown Line adding to the bottleneck. Outer diagram: Sydney Metro will work together with the rest of Sydney s public transport system to get people where they need to go. To/From Parramatta 85 Construction is expected to start in 2018. l n ow b ch n Pu 26 ow st nk Ba To/from Hurstville
ie ar k Pa r ar ie 400 qu ac To/from Parramatta No r th M Ry de To/from Blacktown, Parramatta and Sydney CBD via M2 qu Castle Hill 600 ac 800 To/from To/from Castle Hill and Blacktown Parramatta M Ch Ep pi ng er ry br oo k To/from Hornsby Un iv er s ity nd Sh ow gr ou No r w es t Vi st a Be lla Ke lly vi lle To/from Castle Hill CURRENT Before Sydney Metro City Circle CENTRAL T2 Inner West & Leppington T3 Bankstown T8 Airport and South To/from Burwood, Campsie & Hurstville The T3 Bankstown Line adds to Sydney s big rail bottleneck It funnels trains on to the T8 South and T2 Inner West and Leppington lines at Central, making disruptions more widespread Chatswood Crows Nest City Circle 6 Victoria Cross CBD TRACKS AT TOWN HALL Barangaroo FUTURE With Sydney Metro busting congestion T2 Inner West & Leppington City Circle To/from Hills District and Inner West ROUSE HILL SYDNEY METRO T8 Airport and South To/from Northern Suburbs and Hills District; Victoria Road and Metrobus services Martin Place Pitt Street City Circle Ce To/from Eastern Suburbs o lo er at m W ha e ill lw h ic To/from Randwick and Kingsford (under construction) ll Hi n to rls e k r Pa ry bu er nt ie ps m Ca e or lm Be rk Pa ba m ke La y ile W To/from Hurstville n de Sy kv ric ar Du Hu 120 Ca 200 M To/from Burwood and Macquarie Park l ra nt Freeing up suburban trains from the Bankstown Line to be allocated to other lines 130 To/from Eastern Suburbs To/from Eastern Suburbs Removes the Bankstown Line bottleneck by putting the line on Sydney s new stand-alone metro system 100 To/from Eastern Suburbs To/from Inner West and Victoria Road services CENTRAL m wn 1,200 SYDNEY METRO TRANSFORMING SYDNEY 27
Delivering a once-in-a-century program The 16 construction sites across Sydney s North West were just the beginning. Delivering a new railway system in the middle of Australia s biggest city is a major and complex engineering task. This world-scale infrastructure investment is coming to life through innovative and evolving delivery strategies put in place to ensure the goals and deadlines on the individual Sydney Metro projects are met. Sydney Metro Northwest is being delivered in three major contracts tunnelling, skytrain and operations, including trains following industry feedback that the project scope was too large for one principal contractor. This delivery strategy has now been put into place for Sydney Metro City & Southwest and further refined following industry engagement, with a $2.81 billion tunnelling contract awarded in June 2017. The industry engagement process started on Sydney Metro West in mid-2017. More than 3000 people from over 500 companies around Australia and across the world have attended eight major industry briefings since 2011. 2 February 2017: Track laying starts inside Sydney Metro Northwest s tunnels. 8 March 2017: The first metro station canopy at Cudgegong Road takes shape. 28
More than 3200 solar panels on the roof of the Sydney Metro Train Facility s maintenance building will generate enough energy to power 270 houses. 30 July 2017: The Rouse Hill railway bridge cable stays are installed. SYDNEY METRO TRANSFORMING SYDNEY 29
Delivery strategies Working with industry has been a hallmark of Sydney Metro since 2011. Consultation has helped define and refine Sydney Metro. Harnessing industry expertise and world s best practice has helped Sydney Metro test, refine and optimise delivery in parallel with the community consultation process. This engagement process has maximised industry input at the early stages and helped ensure the desired outcome an outstanding transport product that is value for money and puts the needs of the customer first. TBM3 Isabelle s crew at Epping. Northwest Cudgegong Rd Bella Vista Epping Chatswood IN DELIVERY Operations contract Deliver railway systems (new and upgraded), trains, stations and precincts Operate services and stations, maintain all assets IN DELIVERY Surface civil infrastructure (including viaduct), Bella Vista to Cudgegong Enabling works Northwest 30 Tunnelling contract completed Driven tunnels, station excavation, ground support completed ECRL Epping to Chatswood Rail Link enabling works IN DELIVERY Sydney Metro City & Southwest Skytrain contract
City&Southwest rk l n ll y Pa lle k Hi a e vi ow ur ar e ow e i n b b b t r P h s ck r o s h i c o m t i y p e r k c n n lm m ke ile rls ar nt lw M Ba Pu W La Be Ca Ca Hu Du am nh de y S o lo er at W et re St tt i P l ra nt Ce tin ar M e ac Pl oo ar ng a r Ba ia or ct Vi s os Cr t es sn ow Cr d oo sw t a Ch Metro train operations Metro line-wide works Pitt Street Station and development Rail corridor development to be confirmed Bankstown Line metro upgrade Sydenham metro upgrade AWARDED Waterloo Station Martin Place Victoria Cross Crows Nest Station and development Station and development Station and development Barangaroo Central Walk and Metro station Station Sydney Metro Northwest Integrated station developments AWARDED Metro tunnelling contract Metro early works Demolition works AWARDED Sydney Yard access bridge AWARDED Lifts and escalators framework contract Future enabling works as required West We are here Operations phase Delivery phase Procurement phase The Bays Precinct Investment decision phase Sydney Olympic Park Strategic assessment phase Parramatta Sydney CBD More than 3000 people from more than 500 companies have attended Sydney Metro industry briefings. SYDNEY METRO TRANSFORMING SYDNEY 31
A journey deep under Sydney A new generation of tunnellers is helping deliver a once-in-a-generation infrastructure investment for Sydney. Tunnellers love digging through sandstone and there s plenty of it under Sydney. On Sydney Metro Northwest, Australia s longest railway tunnels were completed in January 2016 after 16 months of tunnelling and then handed over to the next contractor 10 months early. The twin 15-kilometre tunnels from Bella Vista to Epping were delivered by four mega tunnel boring machines the most used in an Australian transport infrastructure project. Until Sydney Metro City & Southwest which will use five TBMs, and which will also break the record of longest rail tunnels. The first tunnel boring machine on Sydney Metro City & Southwest will be in the ground before the end of 2018. The project includes a specialised TBM for the Sydney Harbour crossing, due to the combination of sandstone, clay and sediments found during geotechnical drilling between North Sydney and the new metro station at Barangaroo. Average tunnel depths Surface level 21 metres Cross City Tunnel Outside Town Hall All 3.2 million tonnes of crushed rock from tunnelling on Sydney Metro Northwest were reused on the project or in developments across Greater Western Sydney, including Bunnings at Blacktown. 32 metres Eastern Distributor Average depth 1 metre City Circle York Street/Wynyard rail tunnel 25 metres Sydney Harbour Tunnel Average depth 35 metres WestConnex (New M5) Average depth 25 40 metres Sydney Metro City & Southwest (Chatswood to Sydenham) Average depth 25 metres Lane Cove Tunnel Average depth 30 metres Epping to Chatswood Rail Link Average depth 90 metres NorthConnex Maximum depth 27 metres Sydney Metro Northwest Average depth 32
March 2015: 20,000 year old shells uncovered 38m under the surface of Sydney Harbour during geotechnical drilling. 8 April 2015: workers at the cross-over cavern in Castle Hill. 6 July 2016: The completed cross-over cavern at Castle Hill. SYDNEY METRO TRANSFORMING SYDNEY 33
A new generation of tunnelling Surface level Tunnel boring machine (TBM) technology has advanced significantly in recent decades, allowing for the fast, safe and efficient delivery of Sydney Metro. Four mega TBMs built the twin tunnels on Sydney Metro Northwest. This was the first time in Australian history four TBMs were used on the one transport infrastructure project. Five TBMs will be used to deliver the tunnels between Chatswood and Sydenham. This includes a specialised TBM for the section under Sydney Harbour because of the ground and rock conditions found at the bottom of the harbour. Sydney Metro West is expected to be built largely underground and operational in the second half of the 2020s. How big is it? 27 metres Average tunnel depth, Northwest 35 metres Average tunnel depth, City & Southwest A380 >900 tonnes = weight A380 Length: up to 120m 570 Holden Commodores January 2015: Size and scale of a TBM in action at Norwest. 83% boring through Sydney sandstone, the rest shale 3 TBM launch sites 30 metres Maximum tunnel depth, Northwest 58 metres Maximum tunnel depth, City & Southwest 120m of tunnel cut every week, on average 940 Olympic swimming pools or 2.8 million tonnes of crushed rock generated by tunnelling 34 6m internal tunnel diameter 15 people work on each TBM at any one time 99,200 concrete segments will line the tunnels 24/7 around-the-clock operation underground Meal room/toilets
How a tunnel boring machine (TBM) works When complete, the ring is connected to the previous ring 1 Grippers extend out to the rock surface. Rock is crushed by high strength alloy steel discs on the cutterhead The gap between the concrete ring and the rock is filled with grout this helps keep water out of the tunnel 2 Crushed rock is scooped into the machine s head and on to a conveyor belt 7 6 3 The conveyor moves the rock through the machine and out of the tunnel behind it 5 8 4 Concrete ring segments are delivered to the ring building area Concrete ring is built by putting together the segments using a special vacuum lifting device The machine moves forward about 1.7m and then the process starts again Sydney Metro s first TBM, Elizabeth, named after colonial pioneer Elizabeth Rouse was launched on 8 September 2014 and tunnelled 9 kilometres from Bella Vista to Epping, finishing on 1 December 2015. Spoil conveyor Ring build area Gripper Cutterhead Operator Grouting pumps Concrete segments Shields Tunnelling on SYDNEY METRO TRANSFORMING SYDNEY 35
Community and stakeholder engagement Sydney Metro has worked with the community every step of the way since 2011, refining the program of works for better outcomes. From the planning stage and now into delivery, the Sydney Metro Delivery Office has been constantly talking to the community and taking on board their feedback so the best projects possible can be delivered. Ongoing consultation every step of the way has been a hallmark of Sydney Metro since the establishment of the first project team in 2011. The projects have been refined and defined through community consultation. Following community and stakeholder feedback: Two new stations and 1000 commuter car spaces were added to Sydney Metro Northwest, while the future of the Castle Hill Showground was also secured. New stations at Crows Nest and Barangaroo were added to Sydney Metro City & Southwest, and a second entry added to Victoria Cross Station. On Sydney Metro West, the community was consulted in mid-2017 on proposed station locations between Parramatta and the Sydney CBD. A community information centre was established in 2011 soon after the North West project was announced. Together with a mobile community information centre, the Sydney Metro team has met with more than 280,000 people across Sydney since 2011. More than 871,700 native Australian drought-resistant plants will be used in landscaping on Sydney Metro Northwest, covering an area more than five times the size of Hyde Park. 36
The Sydney Metro team has engaged with more than 280,000 people since 2011 right across Sydney. In 2017, more than 88,000 people took a tour through the life-size model of Sydney s new metro train at the Sydney Royal Easter Show. 610,000 people across Australia watched Seven News World s Best Metro documentary in July 2016. The Castle Hill community information centre has been a focal point for the community since 2011. More than 8300 students have taken part in the FastTracking the Future education program since 2014. More than 8000 people have attended open days at construction sites since 2014. A fast track to the future Sydney Metro s award-winning education program, FastTracking the Future, was launched in March 2014. The education program allows teachers to use a major infrastructure project in their community as a real life teaching tool which students are able to easily relate to. The program was created by teachers and educators and was written with links to current syllabuses; it s modelled on other similar education programs, including for the Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric Scheme. The 380-page program is freely available via the Sydney Metro website to any school and has more than 130 classroom-ready lessons for primary and secondary teachers for years K-10. By mid-2017, more than 8300 students had taken part in the program. FastTracking the Future won the Planning Institute of Australia (NSW) Promotion of Planning Award in November 2014. An engaged community of more than 27,000 friends on Facebook. SYDNEY METRO TRANSFORMING SYDNEY 37
A transformative legacy Delivering a high quality, integrated, connected and sustainable metro rail service. The success of Sydney Metro rests not just on the delivery of a new, world-class metro rail service but also on the effective integration of this service into activated station precincts and adjacent urban areas. On Sydney Metro Northwest, stations will be at the centre of new bustling precincts and the iconic station canopies inspired by the blue gum leaf will become a place marker at the core of growing local communities. The stations will stand for generations and transform the communities around them. Their design is defined by simplicity so the customer experience can be easy, accessible, pleasant and connected. The new train system servicing them has been designed for growth: more carriages can be added, and services increased to meet demand. The journey of delivering Sydney Metro has been guided by these principles to ensure customers are at the centre of this 21st century railway. So far, more than 13,000 Aboriginal artefacts dating back 4500 years have been unearthed and preserved. 38
Setting the foundations for a new generation Sydney Metro is the focus of the NSW Infrastructure Skills Centre Australia s first one-stop-shop for infrastructure jobs and skills training. A joint project of the Australian Government, Sydney Metro and TAFE NSW, three Infrastructure Skills Centres in Annandale, Nirimba and Ingleburn will enable expert and industry experienced teachers to train apprentices, trainees and a new generation of workers. Sydney Metro expects more than 500 entry-level employees to undertake training through the centres over five years. Preserving the past, delivering the future Sydney Metro has a strong track record of heritage conservation, and will continue to work collaboratively with local stakeholders and relevant government agencies to ensure cultural heritage is protected. The T3 Bankstown Line has a rich and layered history of expansion and change. Sydney Metro will celebrate its significant heritage history while preserving, where possible, both Indigenous and non-indigenous cultural heritage. On Sydney Metro Northwest, the remains of the early 1800s White Hart Inn were preserved after it was discovered during early works. A pier on the skytrain was moved to avoid the heritage site. SYDNEY METRO TRANSFORMING SYDNEY 39
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