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‘Huge moment’: long-awaited extension to Sydney’s metro line to open next week
<p>The south-west metro extension will open on Friday 30 October, more than two years after the former T3 heavy rail line closed</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>A long-awaited extension to Sydney’s metro line will open on Friday next week, bringing an end to more than two years of replacement buses for residents in the city’s south-west.</p><p>In a video shared on Instagram on Thursday morning, the New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, announced that the south-west metro extension would open on Friday 30 October. In a statement, the government said the first service would commence at 4.31am.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/22/sydney-southwest-metro-extension-opening-friday-chris-minns">Continue reading...</a>
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