WESTERN SYDNEY MAYORS DEMAND NORTH SOUTH RAIL LINK BE FAST-TRACKED … BUT are they on the right track?

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IS the Metro the way to go?

No doubt a new North/South line is needed to meet the demand, but why not develop it as part of the existing Sydney Trains network?

As suggested

… from Schofields on the Richmond line to Macarthur on the South line and Leppington on the South West Rail Link via St Marys, the site of the proposed airport so that it interconnects with the network

Doesn’t the distance preclude it from a Metro service?

-with one third seating

Mayors joined forces to demand the North South Rail Link be fast-tracked.
Mayors joined forces to demand the North South Rail Link be fast-tracked.
HILLS SHIRE

Western Sydney mayors demand North South Rail Link be fast-tracked

Jake McCallum, Urban Affairs Reporter, Hills Shire Times

Western Sydney mayors have weighed in on the future of Greater Sydney and its transformation into a global gateway, demanding state and federal governments fast-track the north-south rail link to establish “new, connected communities in the centre of Sydney’s west”.

Mayors demanded the Western Sydney Airport business park be linked by a fast-tracked North South Rail Link.

The North South Rail Link in western Sydney falls short for The Hills. Picture: Transport for NSW
Liverpool Mayor Wendy Waller said Western Sydney would fail unless all levels of government worked together to create a connected city. Picture: Robert Pozo
Hills Shire Mayor Michelle Byrne criticised the lack of connection from the new airport to The Hills.
Penrith Mayor Ross Fowler said increased development saw a demand for infrastructure.
Concept images of property developer BHL’s Northern Gateway City, located at the Western Sydney Aerotropolis at Badgerys Creek.
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Western Sydney Airport train line built by 2026
Supplied video obtained March 10, 2019 of animation of a proposed Metro rail line to the new We…
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