Bechtel Celebrates Opening Of Sydney Metro West City

Bechtel, Delivery Management Partner (DMP) for the Tunnel and Station Excavation (TSE) Works Package, part of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest (CSW) project, congratulates our customer, Sydney Metro, on the successful opening of this line. As the second of four metro sections to open, this route connects Tallawong in Sydney’s northwest, under the harbour, through to the CBD and onto Sydenham, transforming how Sydney’s 5.4 million residents move around the city.

Featured is part of the 15.5-kilometre tunneling component of the new line during the construction phase.

Jacob Mumm, General Manager, Bechtel Public Infrastructure said:

“There’s no feeling quite like it — opening a new railway line to the public, making new connections, and energising a city with clean, reliable and affordable transportation.”

“Thank you to all our Bechtel colleagues who led the 15.5-kilometre tunnelling component of the new line. And congratulations to our customer Sydney Metro for growing Australia’s biggest public transportation project which will, when complete, total four lines and 46 stations, connecting the city centre with the suburbs.”

Seven years in the making, the new M1 North West & Bankstown Line completes a key component of Sydney Metro’s mission to connect communities and locations, improving the quality of life and work in Sydney. Featuring newly added stations and platforms, the Sydney Metro now extends to 21 stops from Tallawong and Sydenham, offering substantial advantages to both customers and local communities. A fleet of 45 metro trains will operate 445 new services daily, with the ability to transport approximately 34,000 passengers per hour during peak periods. Additionally, Sydney Metro is Australia’s first fully automated rail system, anticipated to run metro services every four minutes during peak times.

New stations include Crows Nest, Victoria Cross, Barangaroo, Martin Place, Pitt Street and Waterloo, with new underground platforms at Central Station.

A final section of the metro will connect Sydenham to Bankstown and is due for completion in 2025. Bechtel continues work as a partner on the third phase of the project, the Sydney Metro West, which will connect the Sydney Central Business District to Parramatta.

This work builds on Bechtel’s 70-year history of delivering complex mega projects in Australia. Aside from roles on major infrastructure, including the Western Sydney International Airport, where material from this metro line’s excavation process was used to build a base for the new runway, Bechtel has delivered a number of liquified natural gas projects at Curtis Island, Queensland, and Wheatstone Western Australia, as well as significant work in mining across the country.