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Schofields identified as optimal interchange for Sydney Metro extensions
Confidential documents released to parliament reveal that senior Sydney Metro officials have identified Schofields as the “optimal interchange location” for future rail network upgrades in Sydney’s northwest.
Proposed plans suggest that a major station at Schofields could serve as a single point of interchange between the T1 Richmond rail line and extended metro lines. Specifically, the connection between St Marys and Tallawong could be facilitated by extending both the Northwest and Western Sydney Airport metro lines to meet at Schofields.
However, officials noted that extending these lines to meet at Schofields is complicated by the necessity of varying separate public-private partnerships for the existing M1 line and the Western Sydney Airport metro rail currently under construction. The Minns government is expected to consider business cases for these metro line extensions.
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Minns government · Schofields · St Marys · Sydney Metro · Tallawong
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- [● 2 SOURCES] Sydney Metro officials have identified Schofields as the optimal location for a major interchange station.
- [● 2 SOURCES] Retrofitting a station at Tallawong on the existing M1 line is considered complex.
- [● 2 SOURCES] A connection between St Marys and Tallawong could be achieved by extending the Northwest and Western Sydney Airport metro lines to Schofields.
- [● 2 SOURCES] Extending the metro lines to meet at Schofields is complicated by the requirement to vary separate public-private partnerships for the M1 line and the Western Sydney Airport metro rail.