Australian Railway Projects 2020
Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport
The Australian and NSW governments are partnering to deliver Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport (formerly the Western Sydney North South Rail Link) for its opening in 2026. The Australian Government has announced it will contribute up to $5.25 billion to this city shaping project, inclusive of business case planning and the Elizabeth Drive Overpass, an essential piece of road infrastructure to enable metro rail access to the airport site. The total project cost will be around $11 billion.
Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport will have two stations on the airport site, with a station at the airport’s integrated international and domestic terminal as well as the on-airport business park. These two stations will provide efficient access for aviation passengers and to service jobs and businesses that will call the airport home in the future.
This rail investment will create jobs in Western Sydney and bring new opportunities closer to home. The metro will support 14,000 jobs during construction and is critical to rebuilding the economy. This includes over 250 new apprenticeships, as well as tradespeople, tunnellers, and truck drivers.
This new metro link will be the spine of future development in Western Sydney around the new airport and Western Sydney Aerotropolis. The metro is crucial to realising the 200,000 local jobs objective of the Western Sydney City Deal.
Through the Western Sydney City Deal, the NSW Government has also committed to deliver rapid bus services from Penrith, Liverpool and Campbelltown to the airport before it opens in 2026, and to the Western Sydney Aerotropolis.
The Australian Government contribution includes:
- $60 million towards project planning, including $50 million towards the Western Sydney North South Rail Link and Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport joint business case process.
- $5.19 billion towards the delivery of Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport. This is inclusive of the $61 million to construct the Elizabeth Drive Overpass, an essential piece of road infrastructure to enable metro rail access to the airport site.
For more information see the NSW Government’s Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport page.
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