NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian inspected the city’s new metro train, ahead of Sydney Metro Services starting in the first half of next year. 

Following the inspection of the state-of-the-art train at Sydney Metro HQ at Rouse Hill this week, Ms Berejiklian said 94 per cent of tracks are already laid and Metro rail services will start in the North West region in the first half of next year.

“Customers will have a train every four minutes in the peak in each direction between Rouse Hill and Chatswood. Sydney Metro will then be extended under Sydney Harbour, into the Sydney CBD and beyond to Bankstown in 2024 – all up, 31 Sydney Metro stations and 66km of new metro rail with the ability for a train every two minutes in each direction under the Sydney CBD,” Ms Berejiklian said. 

According to the NSW Government, Sydney’s new metro train will have full air-conditioning, full accessibility with level access between the train and platform, and two multi-purpose areas per train for prams, luggage and bicycles.

Moreover, wheelchair spaces, separate priority seating and emergency intercoms will be provided as well as real time travel information and live electronic route maps.

“Customers won’t need a timetable on Sydney Metro – you’ll just turn up and go, and trains will be required to run at 98 per cent on-time reliability,” Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance said.  

“The Sydney Metro system will have full mobile coverage and there will be video help points at all stations,” he added. 

The train testing will expand progressively to the skytrain and the new twin 15km tunnels between Bella Vista and Epping.