Bankstown Metro

The Minns Labor Government has committed to the upgrade and conversion of the T3 Bankstown Line to metro standards, announcing that the extension of Sydney Metro services from Sydenham to Bankstown will be completed in the second half of 2026. This conversion will address one of Sydney's biggest rail bottlenecks, providing more reliable journeys to customers all across Sydney.

STAND-ALONE RAIL LINE

The T3 Bankstown Line is being converted to metro standards between Sydenham and Bankstown with all stations to be fully accessible with lifts and level access between platforms and trains.

Sydney Metro Southwest will operate fully segregated from the existing Syndey Trains railway between Sydenham and Bankstown, serving stations between Liverpool, Lidcombe and Bankstown.

SOUTHWEST METRO CONVERSION

This conversion will address one of Sydney's biggest rail bottlenecks, providing more reliable journeys for customers all across Sydney, as well as increasing accessibility at 11 stations. The update includes:

Air-conditioned metro trains and increased train frequency in AM and PM peak services - a train for at least every four minutes at each station, improved CCTV surveillance, platform screen doors, platforms level with train floors, minimal gaps between platform and trains.
Improved station interchange facilities at key stations.
All trains stopping at all local stations - no waiting for the right train.
Safe and efficient connections during the peak and non-peak periods between key centres along the T3 Bankstown Line.
New, direct and fast services to Martin Place, Barangaroo, North Sydney, Chatswood and Macquarie Park.
Interchanges to other retail services at Sydenham, Central and Martin Place.
No need for a timetable - you'll just turn up and go.
More job opportunitites with faster, more frequent and direct access to key employment centres, including North Sydney, Chatswood, Macquarie Park and the northwest.
Better access to education, with fast, more frequent and direct connections.
All stations fully accessible, with lifts and level access between trains and platforms.
Fast, safe and reliable - a new generation of 21st century metro trains.

THE BANKSTOWN BOTTLENECK

The T3 Bankstown line creates a significant bottleneck for the existing rail network - it effectively slows down the network because of the way it merges with other railway lines close to the Sydney CBD.

By moving Bankstown Line services to the new stand-alone metro system, we can remove this bottleneck and provide more reliable journeys for customers across Sydney.

Customers at Bankstown Station will now have a new air-conditioned metro train every four minutes in the peak - that's 15 trains an hour. Before the T3 line closure, Bankstown Station was serviced by eight trains an hour in the morning peak.

When the final section of the M1 Line opens, Sydney will have a 66-kilometre fast and reliable metro network and Sydney’s southwest will have fast metro journey times, including:

Bankstown to Gadigal: 30 minutes, timesaving of 15 minutes

Bankstown to Central: 28 minutes, timesaving of 6 minutes

Bankstown to Chatswood: 43 minutes, timesaving of 25 minutes

Bankstown to Macquarie University: 54 minutes, timesaving of 25 minutes

If you would like to keep up to date with construction, please click the link below: Bankstown Station | Sydney Metro