Sydney Metro West – Central Tunnelling Package
Sydney Metro West will support a growing city and deliver world-class metro services to more communities.
Acciona Ferrovial Joint Venture (AFJV) has been awarded the contract to design and construct the Sydney Metro West – Central Tunnelling Package. The contract includes the delivery of twin 11 kilometre tunnels and excavation of five station boxes at Sydney Olympic Park, North Strathfield, Burwood North, Five Dock and The Bays.
This new underground metro railway will double rail capacity between Parramatta and the Sydney CBD, with a target travel time of about 20 minutes between the two centres. Construction started in September 2021.
GENERAL INFORMATION
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales.
- Contract type: Design and construction.
- Joint Venture: ACCIONA Australia and Ferrovial Australia.
- Project value: $1.96 billion (AUD).
- Contract award date: 15 July 2021
- Year of project completion: 2025
KEY ASPECTS
- Twin 11 kilometre metro railway tunnels from The Bays to Sydney Olympic Park.
- Excavation and civil works for five new stations at The Bays, Five Dock, Burwood North, North Strathfield and Sydney Olympic Park.
- Two double-shield, hard rock TBMs.
- A crossover cavern at Burwood North and one of the two precast facilities at Eastern Creek.
- More than 70,000 concrete segments to line the twin tunnels.
- Two access shafts at Burwood North and The Bays.
- A TBM launch site at The Bays Station and a TBM retrieval site at Sydney Olympic Park Station.
History unearthed and recreated at The Bays Station site
While The Bays Station has its sights set on being a massive part of Sydney’s transport future, a key piece of its history has been unearthed.
Environmental Protection Licence
AFJV has surrendered its Environmental Protection Licence effective 31/03/2026
Community notifications and upcoming work
A copy of all notifications can be found on the Sydney Metro West website.
Environmental management plans and approval documents
All Sydney Metro West environmental management documentation is available from the Sydney Metro West document library.
As part of our commitment to the surrounding community, we publish environmental management plans and regular reports from the project below
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PLANS
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APPROVALS
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CONSTRUCTION MONITORING REPORTS