The Future of Sydney Metro: An Animated Evolution

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Published 2022-07-11
Sydney's massive train network is growing, in the form of Sydney Metro. First announced in 2012, the Sydney Metro is the first fully-automated rapid transit system in Australia’s history. It will be open at its full extent by the year 2030, with 46 stations spread out across 113 kilometres of track. But if metro planners have their way, that will be just the beginning. A metro to UNSW? The long-awaited construction of the Epping to Parramatta rail link? A massive new metro hub at Kogarah? A metro station for Bondi Beach? All that is just the tip of the iceberg. This is the story of the Sydney Metro's ever-continuing evolution, and the plans the government have for the network by the year 2056.

Sources:
As referenced in the video, there are three primary sources released by the government that I used to determine the future of Sydney's Metro network. This map is strictly not a fantasy map; every line and station I have conveyed has its roots in one of the three government sources that I found. These sources can be found on my website at this link: roadsaustralia.weebly.com/sources-for-sydney-metro…

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All Comments (21)
  • @BuildingBeautifully
    Hey all! I've received some comments citing that three specific lines that I put in my map (all towards the end of the video) are NOT planned as Metro lines, but instead more likely as bus rapid transit. - Campbelltown to Wollongong - Northern Beaches - Liverpool to Western Sydney Airport Now, the source I used to include these three lines was not very clear that these lines are not planned as Metro lines, which is why I included them. However, upon second look I have deduced that these lines do indeed appear to be planned as bus rapid transit, not Metro. I'd like to apologise over this inaccuracy; I'll do better research next time, as I would sincerely like to set a precedent for thorough research on this channel. Indeed, as many have pointed out, a Metro seems unlikely in many of the corridors I've included, let alone by 2056. But this video exists to list ALL of the government's proposals regardless of their feasibility or likelihood of construction. Do I actually believe the network would look like this in 2056? God I wish 😆. (Let's hope that as many of them are built as possible, though! I try to hope...) I'll discuss actual feasibility in a future video. Thanks for watching!
  • @t.bfisher5855
    As a local of Sydney can't wait to see how much is not build or half done like they always do
  • @sigmaoctantis1892
    Seeing UNSW on the map reminded me of a time when the Eastern Suburbs railway was planned to reach UNSW by 1974.
  • @MrIncredibleUncannyCanny
    My 9-year-old son is obsessed with the trains in Sydney and especially your videos! He watches this one every day. Thank you for all that you do!
  • @michaelcobbin
    I likely your video series. I have also come across several video series, but they have a strong North American focus, so nice to have an Australian series. Sydney's population has grown from 4.39 million in 2011 to 5.36 million in 2021. London's population in 2021 was 9 million. If Sydney isn't to end up like Los Angeles with their traffic problems, then there is only one solution, more public transport. In 1991, Sydney had a population of 3.67 million, and in 2001, Sydney had a population of 3.95 million. As you can see, Sydney no longer has the luxury of not building more Metro/Train lines. Doing nothing will be political suicide; NSW Labor has learnt that the hard way. The driverless Metro system offers some key benefits over other systems; the most important one is rapid transport running at around 62 km/h (this includes station stops). The Metro systems encourage transit-oriented development. You can already see this at Tallowood, Rouse Hill, Norwest, Hills Showground, Castle Hill and Macquarie Park. The most significant change is probably Hills Showground; it has gone from your traditional suburb development to well on its way to a transit-oriented one. With Norwest and Macquarie Park are turning into a combination of business enterprise and high-rise development mixed into together. I believe that Transport for NSW is adopting the London model. The Heavy Rail will act the same way as the London Overground, and the Metro will act the same way as the London Tube. The Metro will provide Sydney with cross-town links. I also believe that the Light Rail/Trackless Trams will play a key role around Parramatta CBD and Sydney CBD. The Light Rail/Trackless Trams can key bus routes with high capacity levels. Sydney is going with a model with larger gaps between the Metro stations and using buses and the Light Rail to fill the gaps between stations. You can see that model with the North West Metro already.
  • @roadtonowherefilms
    Shame about the lack of care for a line to the Northern beaches. Anyone who drives between mona vale and the city knows how badly it is needed!
  • @mturbanism1771
    Love your video! I'm craving some more Australian representation in the urbanist youtube space. There is so much focus on Urbanism in North America and Europe, and a small amount of Asia - we need more content from the Southern Hemisphere. I'm a Sydney resident and I have a love/hate relationship with my city - but this makes me absolutely proud to live here and we have so much to look forward to in the future. Please keep making videos!
  • @_chillblaine
    Imagine flying into Sydney for the first time and your first stop St Mary's 😂
  • @Agent44996
    Personally, I reckon the extensions for the existing 3 metro lines should be the priority before the other new lines go ahead. These extensions being: Tallawong to St Mary’s (to provide the missing link from northwest Sydney to Western Sydney Airport); Westmead to WSA (to provide the direct missing link from both the Sydney and Parramatta CBDs to the new airport); and Bankstown to Liverpool (to provide a faster link between Liverpool and the Sydney CBD). Once these critical extensions are built, they will complete the basic skeletal structure of the Sydney Metro map, and from there new lines and other extensions can be built. This would be the most logical way to do it in my opinion.
  • @fabianchow512
    You are an absolute GEM! The best end of year YouTube discovery for me!
  • @cameronfahey5122
    Bloody INSANE!!! Thankyou for putting this together. Shame I'll be almost 65 when it's supposed to be finished, however I hope I'm very much alive to experience it. Wow
  • @12tiger68
    Awesome video mate. Well done! Hope I live long enough to see some of this!!! Haven't been to Sydney for 3 years now thanks to CV but have ridden the current Metro line and it's awesome!
  • @inodesnet
    Great video! Well paced, informative, easy to understand. Started to binge watch other videos on your channel and think you information about mass transit and suburbs (particularly Sydney) is interesting. I note you have one about Eastwood. Would be great to have you do a collab with other channels like RMTransit
  • @boraoku
    Brilliant summary, will be sharing on my LinkedIn. Cheers
  • @SydneyWestAirport
    Seen this today. Great overview of the Metro lines and it would be great to see its completion one day.
  • @EndietheEnderman
    A line from Bankstown to Sutherland via Padstow and Menai would be cool
  • @tintin_999
    Hey, I really feel that you should do a video on the impact that proper protected bike lanes could have on transportation in Sydney, particularly their usefulness in feeding more people onto heavy rail, metro, and bus rapid transit networks. One improvement Sydney is soon making is the bike lane ramp to the Sydney habour bridge.