The M1 Metro North West & Bankstown Line is a rapid transit rail line in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The first and currently only line on the Sydney Metro network, it commenced operation on 26 May 2019, originally running between and , before the line was extended on 19 August 2024 to . An extension to has been completed. As at October 2026 it was undergoing testing.
History
Services commenced in May 2019 between and via as the Metro North West Line, over tracks either newly built or converted from Sydney Trains usage as part of the Sydney Metro Northwest project. In August 2024, the service was renamed as the Metro North West & Bankstown Line and was extended from Chatswood to via using new tunnels built as part of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project. As at October 2026, the extension to was undergoing final testing following completion of the Bankstown railway line conversion.Sydney's Southwest Metro complets over 80% of its required test kimometres Railway Supply 8 October 2026
Service Services on the line are operated by Metro Trains Sydney, a joint venture between the MTR Corporation, John Holland and UGL Rail. Services take 58 minutes to traverse the current 21 stations from end to end, at a frequency at each station of every four minutes during peak hours, every ten minutes in the off peak and every 5 minutes intra-peak. Upon initial opening, the line previously operated at a frequency at each station of every five minutes during peak hours.
North West Night Bus In the first six months of operations, regular metro services on the line were supplemented by a late night bus service known as the North West Night Bus, with 13 stops in close proximity to these stations. The bus service operated from Sunday to Wednesday nights after about 9.30 pm in both directions, filling in for final metro services at 10.05 pm from Chatswood and 9.25 pm from Tallawong, charging metro fares and operating at a frequency of every ten minutes. This service was temporary and was withdrawn six months later on 5 November 2019, when the metro reached full operations. The bus service was jointly operated by Transdev NSW and Hillsbus, both of whom previously jointly operated the Station Link services between September 2018 and May 2019.
Stations Legend: Adjacent to a Train station Adjacent to a Light Rail station Adjacent to a Ferry wharf
All stations are fully accessible
+ Station Image Suburb Opened/converted Grade Connections Tallawong Open cut Rouse Hill Elevated Kellyville Elevated Bella Vista Open cut Norwest Underground Castle Hill Underground Castle Hill Underground Cherrybrook Open cut Epping Underground Macquarie Park Underground Macquarie Park Underground North Ryde Underground Chatswood Elevated (CCN peak hours only) Crows Nest Underground North Sydney Underground Barangaroo, Sydney CBD Underground Sydney CBD Underground (SCO peak hours only) Sydney CBD Underground Sydney CBD Underground(SHL peak hours only) Waterloo Underground Sydenham Ground Future stations Marrickville TBA Ground Dulwich Hill Ground Hurlstone Park Ground Canterbury Ground Campsie Ground Belmore Ground Lakemba Ground Wiley Park Ground Punchbowl Ground Bankstown Ground
Rolling Stock Sydney Metro Metropolis Stock 6-car EMUs
References
External links Metro North West & Bankstown Line at Transport for NSW