This Week At Macquarie UniversitySydney Metro is coming – This Week At Macquarie University https://thisweek.dev.survivor.mq.edu.au/thisweek Wed, 15 May 2024 01:22:36 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1 Sydney Metro is coming https://thisweek.dev.survivor.mq.edu.au/thisweek/2019/02/25/sydney-metro-is-coming/ https://thisweek.dev.survivor.mq.edu.au/thisweek/2019/02/25/sydney-metro-is-coming/#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2019 22:29:13 +0000 https://thisweek.dev.survivor.mq.edu.au/thisweek/?p=12216 Sydney’s first metro train has travelled through Macquarie University, while successfully completing its first journey along the entire length of the new Metro Northwest railway line.

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The new metro train travels through Macquarie Park station.

Major upgrade work has been taking place inside the existing railway tunnels between Epping and Chatswood since Macquarie University, Macquarie Park and North Ryde stations closed in October last year.

Platform screen doors have now been installed at all Sydney Metro platforms, including Macquarie Park and Macquarie University, for improved passenger safety. Screens will keep people and objects away from the tracks, creating a physical barrier at the edge of the platform and allowing trains to get in and out of stations much faster.

On-board train systems are now being tested, as well as signalling, braking and acceleration at different speeds in the tunnel. Sydney Metro trains will operate every four minutes in the peak; that’s 15 trains an hour. No timetables will be needed, just turn up and go.

Representing Australia’s biggest public transport project, Sydney Metro services are due to start in mid-2019. It is understood that the opening date will be announced several weeks prior. Any updates will be communicated with Macquarie University staff  and students as information comes to hand.

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