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Sydney Metro West Tunnelling

Sector: Mass Transit • Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Source: The Tunnelling Journal

Project
Under Construction

The Sydney Metro West project is a new 24km underground metro railway aimed at doubling rail capacity between Parramatta and the Sydney CBD. The tunnelling work is nearly 90% complete with two TBMs reaching Parramatta's metro station site. The project is divided into three major tunnelling contracts covering different sections of the metro line.

Status
Under Construction
Sector
Mass Transit, Rail, Tunnel
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
The Tunnelling Journal

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The project “Sydney Metro West Tunnelling” is an infrastructure initiative in the Mass Transit sector, located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Taiyo aggregates data on it from The Tunnelling Journal.

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under construction

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Under Construction

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2026-07-22

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The Sydney Metro West project is a new 24km underground metro railway aimed at doubling rail capacity between Parramatta and the Sydney CBD. The tunnelling work is nearly 90% complete with two TBMs reaching Parramatta's metro station site. The project is divided into three major tunnelling contracts covering different sections of the metro line.

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Transport

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Location

Country

Australia

State

New South Wales

City

Sydney

Source

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The Tunnelling Journal

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Sector

Mass Transit, Rail, Tunnel

Article published date

2025-09-16

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