Metro North West & Bankstown Line
metro line in Sydney, Australia
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
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.
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