Driverless metro train has completed its first journey along the entire length of Sydney’s new Metro Northwest railway line, on January 14. The line that will be opened in the second quarter of 2019, is the first phase of Sydney metro system.
The train arrived at Chatswood station, having travelled 36 km from the new Tallawong station in Sydney’s northwest as part of the intensive testing process.
About 19,000 km of train testing has taken place so far on the Sydney Metro system, with 17 of the fleet of 22 trains delivered. Onboard train systems will be tested over the coming months as well as signalling, braking and acceleration at different speeds in the tunnel.
Over the past three months, major upgrade work inside the existing railway tunnels between Epping and Chatswood has been underway to allow this major Metro milestone to occur.
Platform screen doors have now been installed at all Sydney Metro platforms, including between Epping and Chatswood. These platform screen doors are a major customer safety feature of all Sydney Metro stations.
The testing of the new trains and systems is well underway at the new stations and now starting between Epping and Chatswood.
Metro rail is currently being extended from Chatswood to Bankstown, with services expected to start in 2024 – when Sydney will have 31 metro stations and a 66 km standalone metro railway with trains running every four minutes in the peak in each direction.
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