Metro North West & Bankstown Line

This article is about the passenger rail line in Sydney. For the associated railway projects that built this line, see Sydney Metro Northwest and Sydney Metro City & Southwest.

Metro North West & Bankstown Line
A Metropolis Stock train departing Kellyville, June 2019
Overview
Service type	Rapid transit
Locale	Sydney, Australia
First service	26 May 2019 (2019-05-26) (Tallawong to Chatswood) 19 August 2024 (2024-08-19) (Chatswood to Sydenham) 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18) (projected) (Sydenham to Bankstown)
Current operator	Metro Trains Sydney
Route
Termini	Tallawong Sydenham
Stops	21
Distance travelled	51.5 km (32.0 mi)
Average journey time	58 minutes
Service frequency	3.5 minutes (weekday peak, until 7 June 2026) 5–7 minutes (weekday intra-peak) 7 minutes (weekends, until 7 June 2026) 10 minutes (weekday off-peak)
Technical
Rolling stock	Metropolis Stock fully automated trains, 6 carriages per train
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	1,500 V DC from overhead catenary
Operating speed	Limit of 100 km/h (62 mph)
Track owner	Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales
Route map Schofields proposed extension Tallawong depot Tallawong Second Ponds Creek Windsor Road railway bridge Rouse Hill Kellyville Bella Vista Norwest Hills Showground Castle Hill Cherrybrook Epping Macquarie University Macquarie Park North Ryde Chatswood Crows Nest Victoria Cross Sydney Harbour Barangaroo Martin Place Gadigal Central Waterloo Sydenham depot Sydenham Bankstown line conversion ↓ Marrickville Dulwich Hill Hurlstone Park Canterbury Campsie Belmore Lakemba Wiley Park Punchbowl Bankstown All Metro stations have wheelchair access

The M1 Metro North West & Bankstown Line is a rapid transit rail line in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The first and currently only line on the Sydney Metro network, it commenced operation on 26 May 2019, originally running between Tallawong and Chatswood, before the line was extended on 19 August 2024 to Sydenham. On 9 June 2026, leaked Transport for NSW documents revealed that the line to Bankstown is targeted to open on 18 October, however, this date is subject to change due to approval times.

History

Further information: Sydney Metro Northwest and Sydney Metro City & Southwest

Services commenced in May 2019 between Tallawong and Chatswood via Epping as the Metro North West Line, over tracks either newly built or converted from Sydney Trains usage as part of the Sydney Metro Northwest project. In August 2024, the service was renamed as the Metro North West & Bankstown Line and was extended from Chatswood to Sydenham via Central using new tunnels built as part of the Sydney Metro City and Southwest project. In 2026, the service is expected to be further extended to Bankstown following completion of the Bankstown railway line conversion.

Service

Services on the line are operated by Metro Trains Sydney, a joint venture between the MTR Corporation, John Holland and UGL Rail. Services take 58 minutes to traverse the current 21 stations from end to end, at a frequency at each station of every four minutes during peak hours, every ten minutes in the off peak and every 5 minutes intra-peak. Upon initial opening, the line previously operated at a frequency at each station of every five minutes during peak hours.

North West Night Bus

In the first six months of operations, regular metro services on the line were supplemented by a late night bus service known as the North West Night Bus, with 13 stops in close proximity to these stations. The bus service operated from Sunday to Wednesday nights after about 9.30 pm in both directions, filling in for final metro services at 10.05 pm from Chatswood and 9.25 pm from Tallawong, charging metro fares and operating at a frequency of every ten minutes. This service was temporary and was withdrawn six months later on 5 November 2019, when the metro reached full operations. The bus service was jointly operated by Transdev NSW and Hillsbus, both of whom previously jointly operated the Station Link services between September 2018 and May 2019.

Stations

Legend: Adjacent to a Train station Adjacent to a Light Rail station Adjacent to a Ferry wharf

All stations are fully accessible

List of M1 Sydney Metro North West & Bankstown Line stations

Station	Image	Suburb	Opened/converted	Grade	Connections
Tallawong		Tallawong	26 May 2019	Open cut	none
Rouse Hill		Rouse Hill		Elevated
Kellyville		Kellyville		Elevated
Bella Vista		Bella Vista		Open cut
Norwest		Norwest		Underground
Hills Showground		Castle Hill		Underground
Castle Hill		Castle Hill		Underground
Cherrybrook		Cherrybrook		Open cut
Epping		Epping		Undergound	T9 CCN
Macquarie University		Macquarie Park		Underground	none
Macquarie Park		Macquarie Park		Underground
North Ryde		North Ryde		Underground
Chatswood		Chatswood		Elevated	T1 T9 CCN (CCN peak hours only)
Crows Nest		Crows Nest	19 August 2024	Underground	none
Victoria Cross		North Sydney		Underground
Barangaroo		Barangaroo, Sydney CBD		Underground	F3 F4 F10
Martin Place		Sydney CBD		Underground	T4 SCO (SCO peak hours only)
Gadigal		Sydney CBD		Underground	none
Central		Sydney CBD		Underground	T1 T2 T3 T4 T8 T9 BMT CCN SCO SHL (SHL peak hours only) L1 L2 L3
Waterloo		Waterloo		Underground	none
Sydenham		Sydenham		Ground	T4 T8
Future stations
Marrickville		Marrickville	2026	Ground	none
Dulwich Hill		Dulwich Hill		Ground	L1
Hurlstone Park		Hurlstone Park		Ground	none
Canterbury		Canterbury		Ground
Campsie		Campsie		Ground
Belmore		Belmore		Ground
Lakemba		Lakemba		Ground
Wiley Park		Wiley Park		Ground
Punchbowl		Punchbowl		Ground
Bankstown		Bankstown		Ground	T6

Rolling Stock

• Sydney Metro Metropolis Stock 6-car EMUs

External links

• Metro North West & Bankstown Line at Transport for NSW