Good morning and welcome to our live blog of the first day of the M1 Metro extension from Sydenham to Chatswood – as we mark the historic first running of trains under Sydney Harbour. Transport and Infrastructure editor is on the first run from Sydenham to Tallawong with Transport Minister , Sydney Metro chief executive and Transport for NSW secretary ; while reporter is on the 4.38 from Tallawong to Sydenham.
For those new to Metro – the line from Chatswood to Tallawong opened in 2019 – Haylen reminds passengers to not run for the doors, and to hold on when they are on the trains because they accelerate quickly. We would love to hear from readers who have taken their first trip on the Metro today. Send us your selfie and get in touch here: It was a festive atmosphere on the platform at Sydenham, and a huge cheer went up when the first driverless metro train pulled into the station.
Among the throng were friends Jack Okill, 14, from Lindfield and William Han, 11, from Epping. They had arrived at 3.30am to catch the first paid passenger service about 90 minutes later.
“We are diehard metro fans,” Jack said. “I wasn’t going to miss this. [The trains] are fast, reliable and the stations are beautiful.
” As the first metro service to travel the full length of the Tallawong to Sydenham line pulled into Tallawong station this morning a wall of phones raised in the air to film its arrival. Train aficionados, transport officials and quiet commuters stepped aboard, with.