Uzair Saeed boards a pink bus from Bankstown station in May. Soon he’ll be able to catch the metro.
  • Opinion

A farewell to Sydney’s dreaded pink buses

Every time the pink buses come up in conversation, I turn straight to Canterbury’s dead man’s turn. In February, I was vindicated.

  • John Buckley
The stretch between Bankstown and Sydenham is the final stretch of the M1 line to be opened.
  • Editorial

Finally, the Metro on platform one will depart Bankstown

The final section of Sydney’s $30 billion M1 metro rail line will probably be the last built on the old freight lines.

  • The Herald's View
Premier Chris Minns walks onto a metro train at Bankstown station, followed by Summer Hill MP Jo Haylen.
  • Updated

Opening date locked in for final stage of Sydney’s M1 metro line

The ribbon cutting will be a relief for tens of thousands of commuters who have been forced to catch replacement buses each day for more than two years.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
The curvature of platforms at stations such as Dulwich Hill presented major challenges for the metro project.

Why Sydney’s metro line won’t be getting longer trains

As the M1 extension is set to miss its target “mid-October” opening, the length of platforms has implications for decisions about boosting passenger capacity.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Trains undergo testing on the southwest section of the M1 metro line.

Why some train doors will not open when final section of Sydney’s metro line starts

The measure signals the added complexity and challenges of gaining final approval from the national rail regulator

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Trains undergo testing on the southwest section of the M1 metro line.

The ibises, sensitive alarms and a four-week wait: The tricky last stage of a Sydney metro line

Commuters face a wait before the Minns government reveals the date for the opening of the final stretch of the city’s $30 billion M1 metro line.

  • Matt O'Sullivan

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‘Why keep it secret?’ Commuters demand a date for metro line’s opening

The NSW government is refusing to release documents detailing the date it is targeting for opening the long-delayed final stage of Sydney’s M1 metro line.

  • Matt O'Sullivan

Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

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