New Sydney Metro Set to Service 37,000 Commuters Every Morning

50,000 workers, speeds up to 100km/h, and 200,000 passengers expected on day 1 are just some of the stats surrounding Sydney’s new city metro line.

Passengers wait for the arrival of a Sydney Metro train at Chatswood Metro station for the first day of public travel, Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 19, 2024. AAP Image/Jeremy Piper

The first driverless trains left the newly completed city section of the Sydney Metro early on the morning of Aug. 19.

The very first left Tullawong Station at 4:38 a.m., with New South Wales (NSW) Transport Minister Jo Jaylen posting images online riding on the initial service.