Sydney Metro City & Southwest
| Sydney Metro City & Southwest | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Type | Rapid transit line |
| System | Sydney Metro |
| Status | Proposed |
| Locale | Sydney, Australia |
| Stations | 18 (6 new stations) |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 2024 (projected) |
| Owner | Transport for NSW |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 30 km (19 mi) |
Sydney Metro City & Southwest is a proposed 30 km (19 mi) rapid transit railway line in Sydney, Australia. The project would extend Sydney Metro Northwest, currently under construction, from Chatswood on the North Shore, to Bankstown in the city's south-west via the Sydney central business district. The centrepiece of the project would be a new 13 km (8.1 mi) twin-tunnel rail crossing under Sydney Harbour and through the city to Sydenham. Together with planned improvements to the Main Western line, the project is expected to increase capacity on the Sydney rail network by up to 60%. The line would allow for the movement of over 100,000 extra commuters across the network every hour.
The line is planned to start construction in 2017 and open by 2024. It is estimated to cost between $10–11 billion.
The Redfern to Chatswood Rail Link (RCRL) was a component of the now-cancelled Metropolitan Rail Expansion Programme (MREP) in Sydney, Australia. First announced in 2005, the line was to have started at Redfern Station, travelled under the city centre, crossed under Sydney Harbour, passed through the lower North Shore and ended at the existing Chatswood railway station. It was to have provided the centre section of a planned North West-CBD-South West rail arc connecting major areas of employment with the CBD and airport.
Alternative names for the planned route have included the "Redfern to Chatswood Harbour Rail Link", "MetroPitt" and the "CBD Rail Link". In March 2008 the State Government announced that the line would be cancelled, its role to be partly superseded by future metro rail lines. In 2010 the CBD Relief Line & Western Express concept was announced. This is largely a return to the CBD Rail Link proposal, but uses a different alignment and links to different lines.
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