Sydenham Station Community Open Day - Sydney Metro City & Southwest
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2024
- In this video, you'll see the parts of Sydenham Station that will open to passengers when Sydney Metro services start next year.
This includes the new Railway Parade entrance, the metro platforms, and the remainder of the Aerial Concourse.
On 10 December 2023, Sydney Metro held a community open day, so myself and other members of the public could come and view all the new bits!
I start with the Railway Parade entrance plaza, which includes a large secure bicycle storage facility, and some plaza artwork called "Notes on Sydenham" which is by local artist Agatha Gothe-Snape.
It's then through the Opal gates for a good look at platform 1, which is one of the 2 new Sydney Metro platforms. You'll also see the Shunt Neck track which runs alongside the Northern Services Building.
I then head over to the Sydney Metro part of the Aerial Concourse that has not yet opened to the public. From here, you get amazing views of both metro platforms, as well as other parts of Sydenham Station.
Throughout this video, you'll hear from Hugh Lawson, the Project Director for Sydney Metro City & Southwest, as he explains how this station will work as the interim terminus. And he also talks about the artwork, platform screen doors, segregation fencing and much more!
And at the end, Hugh and I reveal the journey times between each station from Sydenham to Chatswood.
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:16 Railway Parade Entrance
4:46 Platform 1
10:18 Aerial Concourse
12:27 Plaza Redevelopment and Segregation Fencing
14:09 Sydney Metro Journey Times
* Mentioned in this video (in order of appearance) *
Opening of Burrows Avenue entrance - • Sydenham Station, Marr...
Partial Opening of Aerial Concourse - • Sydney Metro - Sydenha...
Agatha Goethe-Snape (Notes on Sydenham artist) - thecommercialgallery.com/arti...
Sydenham Station in 2014 video from @sydneytrainsvlogs - • Sydney Trains Vlog 26:...
Mechanical Gap Fillers on Seoul Metro from @thchweh • 2020 Railway Platform ...
Trains Facility South Track Layout - • Sydney Metro Trains Fa...
* Credits and Attribution *
Everything mention above plus:
Open Streetmap - Open Streetmap - Map Data © OpenStreetMap contributors: www.openstreetmap.org/copyright
Sydney Metro Map by Milkyway metro maps (with amendments)
Image link - upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...
License link - creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Custom House Station Elizabeth Line Platform by Sunil060902
Page Link- commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Licence Link -creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Exhibition Station Artist Impression Image - from Cross River Rail Website - crossriverrail.qld.gov.au/
Abbey Wood Station Elizabeth Line Platforms by Marathon
Page Link - www.geograph.org.uk/photo/718...
License Link - creativecommons.org/licenses/...
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Construction Sites, Maintenance Facilities and other Private Property
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I've been loving taking the train through Sydenham lately, and seeing all the metro trains stabled. It's going to be great when those are all running!
Yes absolutely!
I definitely prefer the well edited more informative video you put out rather than the hastily edited clips put out on the same day as the opening 👍
Thanks! - Glad it was worth the wait!
Awesome video Paul! Although there was nothing much to cover At Sydenham, you still did a great job! 👏
Thanks Elliot!
It is going to be a whole lot easier to get to the 🍻 breweries around Sydenham station now. Can’t wait!!!
Yes absolutely!
For those wondering which track they will be using for terminating and departing trains, as of the Open day they hadn't decided. Platform 1 would be better for bus interchanges, but platform 2 would be easier for train interchanges and they weren't sure which would be more useful.
Yes that's right. I reckon, they'll probably try and use platform 2 as much as possible for an easy interchange with the T3 until its closed for conversion to Metro. Then after that, probably platform 1 where possible, as that will ultimately become the city bound platform when the extension to Bankstown opens.
The Sydney Metro from Chatswood to Sydenham is looking great I can't wait to board on the train trip to Sydenham to Chatswood
Yes me too! Not too long now!
As always paul great video and thanks for keeping us up to date on Metro
You're very welcome Hugo, glad you enjoyed it.
Amazing video as usual! Thank you for this behind the scenes video! Much appreciated.
You're very welcome Jess! Glad you enjoyed it.
16mins from Sydenham to Victoria Cross... shut up and take my money! That will save me a stack of time.
There will be plenty of people alighting at Sydenham to get to the city and beyond due to the time saving.
Yes it certainly will! @kazwilson425
Yes absolutely! @fittipaldi7326
Thanks for the tour, Paul. Always fun, as usual.
You're very welcome Peter, Glad you enjoyed it!
Great Video Paul Of the Sydney Metro Update for Sydenham Really enjoyed the video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome update. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome 👍
Brilliantly presented and researched, well done much appreciated
Thanks for your lovely feedback! Glad you enjoyed it.
Excellent presentation Paul. Thanks very much also for the Gadigal station reveal.
Thanks Luke, glad you enjoyed it.
Oh Paul, a new video. Love it. Come give me a kiss Darl!
He he! Glad you liked it!
Nice it’s was a great day there nice to see you again Paul:)
Yes it was Chad! Lovely to see you again too!
@@TransportVlogyou’re welcome
Excellent presentation Paul 👏 I am becoming more enthusiastic about Metro each time I watch your update videos. I am looking forward to your next video Paul.
Thanks John, glad you enjoyed it, and wonderful to hear that you're becoming more enthusiastic about the Metro. Hopefully we can ride it together later this year!
@@TransportVlog you're very welcome Paul 👍 We will make it happen 👍 😀
PAUL YOU UPLOADED IT!!!!
That station looks stunning, if only OC Transpo here in Ottawa, Canada could take a page out of Sydney Metro & have such impressive form & function.
Glad you think so! Hopefully, Ottawa can learn from what we're doing here!
I was on a metro From Bella vista to Kellyville today, I saw an interesting Metro at bella vista, It had a new livery, And it's a streamlined Teal Colour Livery.
Thanks for sharing! I'll keep a lookout for that!
Well done Paul, your particular humour & well documented/narrated blogs i really apreciate ❤
Thanks John, glad you enjoy them!
Great video
Thanks!
@@TransportVlog your most welcome
Great video! I also had the opportunity to go to Sydenham for the open day. Because of the lack of a crossover south of the metro platforms and the frequency of the services requiring both platforms it seems trains will use either platform? So will passengers have to wait on the bridge to try and find what train will depart next, or will there constantly be people running up on over because they're sitting on the wrong platform or even worse getting left behind. At Chatswood currently they have an almost perfect setup with interchanging. It doesn't seem that the same kind of thought has gone into Sydenham sadly. Thanks again for your amazing work!, so glad there are people like you Paul documenting and covering this!!
There is a crossover to the southwest of Sydenham Station. It's just after the lines diverge towards Bankstown. However, the tracks that this crossover is on, are currently used by the T3, so it can't be used straight away. Once the Bankstown Line closes, and the Sydney Metro signalling is installed, it would be possible to use this crossover in the same way as at Chatswood with trains arriving on platform 2 and departing on platform 1. However, do remember, that this is only for a year or so, as when the extension to Bankstown opens in late 2025, Sydenham will become a through station, and it was never designed to be a terminus in the original plans. Hope this makes sense. Thanks for your lovely feedback on this video as well.
I asked about this on the open day and they said that actually 1 platform will be enough for train termination, even with the frequency of service. So they'll likely either use exclusively Platform 1 or exclusively Platform 2, except in the case of disruptions. Or perhaps one platform will be used for terminating trains reversing to go back to the city, and the other will be used by terminating trains about to run into the depot.
The Google maps aerial view is now updated recently enough to see all the new metro trackwork.
Thanks Matthew, I just looked at it now! Great to see all the track from above!
Hi Paul, interesting seeing all the changes at Sydenham. I remember regularly traveling on trains through the original Sydnenham station platforms very well, as living at Marrickville, I used the trains to head to my former workplace in the city. Incidentally, are there lifts now installed on St Peters, Erskinville and Redfern stations? Anyway, take care and all the very best. Rob in Melbourne Australia.
Hi Rob, lifts are now installed and working at Redfern station for all the above ground platforms. You can see this all in this video - ua-cam.com/video/F_luZCBmO4s/v-deo.html. I believe the lifts have opened at Erskineville now, but not at St Peters as yet (still be built).
Hey Paul! Any news on the next opening day? Victoria Cross or Martin Place / Gadigal?
Not as yet, unlikely to be any in January due to the school holidays, but I reckon we'll see one or two in Feb. I'll create a UA-cam post when I know dates.
@@TransportVlog also -- any chance if you could do a video of metro testing?
Hi Paul, informative video as usual. How does one find out about open days, special events, etc?
Go to any page on sydneymetro.info, then enter your name in the "Register for Updates" field which is in the footer area. Then tick all 4 boxes below the "Interest" heading. This will reveal a list of construction sites. Then tick the ones for the stations that you'd like to know about. You will get a lot of other emails about construction updates, so you'll need to look carefully for the open day ones. Another option is to join my Patreon community. You'll then get open day notifications directly from me via email. Its $3 a month - patreon.com/transportvlog. It's not possible to do this directly via UA-cam.
@@TransportVlog Many thanks for the info.
So the timing between Sydneham and Chatswood is 22 Minutes. But Chatswood to Tallawong is 36 Minutes, and extra 4 to Schoifelds, Thats because i want Metro to terminate at schofields. The Trip between Sydneham and Tallawong via chatswood is almost 1 hour (58 Minutes).
Hi Ethan, that's right. However, Tallawong to the CBD would be just over 45 mins, so which is pretty good! Schofields to the CBD is about 1 hour, so Metro would be a little quicker if extended.
Is the metro continuous from Bankstown to Sydenham to Chatswood or is a change of platforms required at Sydenham?
in 2025 when the bankstown section opens there will be no change required i.e. you can go from tallawong to bankstown directly
Hi @Barcarocker05, as @shayan24 said, it will be ultimately be Tallawong to Bankstown, probably from late 2025. When it opens this year, it will be Tallawong to Sydenham.
I think you should open all of your videos like that
Yes good do! I might use the holes again at the next open day, but perhaps in a different part of the video!
Can’t wait for this game changer 😆😆
Not long now!
Hey Paul how did you manage to film the bankstown line on the freight tracks?
It was from the front seat of a heritage CPH rail motor that was doing a special tour of Sydney goods lines as part of the Transport Heritage Expo event that happened over the October long weekend. You can see more of it in this video - ua-cam.com/video/GcRcoa-GOkU/v-deo.htmlsi=Yv5O8QwZDfWi1j5j
Love your video is the metro going to open on time or is delayed
It's still the middle of this year at the moment, and the likely month will depend on how well the testing goes.
@@TransportVlog well let's hope so I really can't wait to ride the new trains
Keeping you on track... hehehehe. Did I spy some new footage of train testing in this edit?
Hi Jim, I think there was one new clip from the Gleeson Avenue concourse. The other clips were filmed a few months ago, when I was doing my previous Sydenham update video. At the moment, platform 3 is closed , so its been hard to film recent test trains. It will reopen with the Bankstown Line in late Jan.
Can you Talk about the New Sydney Trains Map Including the Southwest Link Buses Please?
Possibly, I might include it in a general Q&A video.
Sydney metro is opening in 6 months but according the the light rail in parramatta. It’s expected to open in may this year
The official statement for Sydney Metro is "the middle of this year". I haven't heard any updates on likely the opening date for Parramatta Light Rail, so I guess they are still aiming for May.
Are there extra parking options available in and around the station to accommodate the new metro service ?
Hi Martin, not at Sydenham, but there are lots of spaces for bicycles instead. Times are changing, and high rise developments adjacent to stations is generally preferred to large car parks, especially in the inner parts of Sydney.
I think the cables are for the vending machine or a dispatcher like the ones at railway stations?
Hi Yitao, yes that was what I was thinking! However, if they did put vending machines there, they would block the station diagrams on the glass behind.
Chad transport vlogs saw you on that day
Yes that's right! Quite a few other people saw me as well!
Hi Paul
Do you know when you will be able to get the Metro train from Sydneham to the City?
It’s some time round early 2024 in March
@@Chadtransportvlogsawesome thanks for the reply
@@clouphon3019 I think that’s my answer
I would be surprised if it is that soon. The official statement from Sydney Metro is the middle of this year, and there is still quite a lot to do to complete for Crows Nest and Gadigal Stations.
@@TransportVlog ok my guess was March
Isn’t it opening this year not next year?
I suspect that this was all recorded during the open day last December. So 'Next year' at the time of recording..
Yes that's right! The joys of editing a video during the Xmas and New Year period!
@@TransportVlog thank you for your reply. I love your videos
They built a rail line to the wrong destination it should have been from Chatswood to Sydney's northern beaches, Thanks Paul cheers Bob.👍👍👍
the hills needs it more than the northern beaches ... deal with the NIMBYs first in your area
Hi Bob, extension through the CBD was necessary as the T1 north shore line and CBD stations such as Wynyard and Town Hall is at capacity. And as
@shayan24 mentioned, Northern Beaches residents don't want a metro!
@@shayan24 Come & live here & see how hard it is to get out of the joint.😞
@@TransportVlog Bradfield planed it when the bridge was built ie two stab tunnels at nth syd station we have been waiting since 1932 for a rail line cheers Bob. ps love all your vids.😓
The Metro Can Travel 1,100 People, But it is still Problematic. The Waratahs, Sydneys New Subruban Train Can Travel 2,150 People More than the Metro. All other Trains in Sydney can carry over 2000 people when coupled to 8 Car Sets and 4 Car Sets Can Carry 1,500 People. Double Decker Trains in Sydney Can Carry over 2000 but the Metro Can Travel 1100 People
Thanks for these figures Ethan
First?
OMG another year to wait 😡
Should be about 6 months for Chatswood to Sydenham.
8:28 is that Matthew? From @aheadmatthewawesome. In the background
Yes it is. There were a few other transport youtubers there too.