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NEWSLETTER : Sydenham Metro Upgrade DECEMBER 2019

Lift shafts being lifted into place.

Sydney Metro - Sydenham Station

Sydney Metro is Australia’s biggest public transport

project. Services started in May this year in the city’s

North West with a train every four minutes in the

peak. Metro rail will be extended into the CBD and

beyond to Bankstown in 2024.

In 2024, Sydney will have 31 metro railway stations and

a 66 km standalone metro railway system – the biggest

urban rail project in Australian history. There will be

ultimate capacity for a metro train every two minutes in

each direction under the Sydney city centre.

John Holland Pty Ltd and Laing O’Rourke Australia

are delivering the Sydenham Metro Upgrade.

Sydenham Station milestones

The construction of the new pedestrian concourse at

Sydenham Station is on schedule.

Lift shafts were recently placed into the back of columns

on platforms 4, 5 and 6 (pictured above) at the northern

end of the station. The platforms are now ready for the roof

canopies to be lifted onto the new structures, connecting

them with the existing platform buildings.

Sydenham aqueduct construction

The aqueduct being built over the heritage-listed Sydenham

Pit has taken shape in recent months.

The access ramp was moved from the northern side of the

pit to the southern side to make way for the construction of

the aqueduct. Work has also commenced on the in-ground

culverts and pump station upgrade.

Works will continue over the coming months, and the

aqueduct will be completed in 2020.

Workers pouring a concrete slab inside the Sydenham Pit. Work on the aqueduct inside Sydenham Pit.

Three month look ahead

Activity (subject to change) December January February

Extension works on the canal underbridge

Pouring of concrete deck slabs onto the aqueduct

Removal of overhead wiring footings

Installation of bridge planks to the aqueduct

Lifting of concrete support structures into place on the aqueduct

Closure of Platforms 1 and 2 to prepare for Sydney Metro modifications

Installation of main roof canopies on Platforms 4, 5 and 6

Installation of temporary hoarding on Platforms 1, 2 and 3

Commissioning of computer based signalling system

Installation of local signalling equipment

Completion of glazing works on station stairs and concourse

Removal of redundant overhead wiring structures and de-wiring

Decommissioning of communication systems on Platforms 1 and 2

Installation of signals and testing

Removal of old track and installation of new track on Platforms 1 and 2

Demolition works on Platforms 1 and 2

Preparation for piling works on Platforms 1 and 2

Preparation for electrical cabling on Platforms 4, 5 and 6

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T3 Line I Travelling I Travelling towards Temporary Closure towards City Lidcombe Station

From 8pm on • Express and Limited Stops • Train services to the City via Lidcombe will be available 24 December to 10am bus routes providing services from Campsie, Belmore, Lakemba, Wiley Park, Punchbowl, 28 December 2019 between Punchbowl and Central Bankstown, Yagoona, Birrong, Regents Park and Bera la Stations between Campsie stations stations and Central close for upgrade works

From 10am on • Train services to City from • Train services to the City via Lidcombe will be available 28 December 2019 Sydenham station from Campsie, Belmore, Lakemba, Wiley Park, Punchbowl, to 5 January 2020" • Limited Stops bus route Bankstown, Yagoona, Birrong, Regents Park and Bera la Stations between Campsie providing services between stations and Sydenham close for Punchbowl and Central stations upgrade

• Limited Stops bus route providing services between Campsie and Sydenham stations

From 10pm to last • Limited Stops bus routes • Train services to the City via Lidcombe will be available service on 30 December providing services between from Campsie, Belmore, Lakemba, Wiley Park, Punchbowl, 2019, 1, 3 and Campsie and Central stations Bankstown, Yagoona, Birrong , Regents Park and Bera la 4 January 2020 stations Stations between Campsie and Central close for upgrade works

Buses replacing trains for the T3 Bankstown Line upgrade

Stations between Sydenham and Campsie along the T3

Bankstown Line will temporarily close between 24 December

2019 and 5 January 2020 while the train line is being upgraded

to metro standards.

During this period, up to 90 buses in the busiest part of the

day will operate to provide extra services between Punchbowl

and Central Stations to keep customers moving over the

holiday period.

This major upgrade is being carried out during the quieter

Christmas and New Year holiday period, when patronage on

the T3 line drops by around 35 per cent.

Below is a table providing further information about the bus

timetable over the holiday period while the upgrade works

are taking place.

Contact Us If you would like to find out more about the project or anything contained in this newsletter, please call the community information line

on 1800 171 386 or email us at SydenhamMetro@transport.nsw.gov.au