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Most of the new Southwest Sydney metro is an old heavy rail line, upgraded to have automated trains running every ~4 mins at peak and ~7 mins offpeak (pixelfed.social)
 

Most of the new Southwest Sydney metro is an old heavy rail line, upgraded to have automated trains running every ~4 mins at peak and ~7 mins offpeak.

As a result, at stations like Marrickville, there's century-old railway buildings with platform screen doors.

@fuckcars@lemmy.world #rail #train

In the foreground, a new platform screen door and barrier, with an old brick and timber railway building in the distance.
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The very shiny new Bankstown metro station, on the Southwest Sydney metro that opened last Friday (pxscdn.com)
 

The very shiny new Bankstown metro station, on the Southwest Sydney metro that opened last Friday.

Unfortunately, the destinations on the train didn't come up, but they say "Bankstown".

#Bankstown #WesternSydney #train #metro #rail #railway #TrainStation @fuckcars@lemmy.world

The entry to the new metro station, with a timber roof over the concourse.
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Here's the first in a series on the shiny new Southwest Sydney metro that opened on Friday (pxscdn.com)
 

Here's the first in a series on the shiny new Southwest Sydney metro that opened on Friday.

Before that, here's some photos about how Bankstown Station has been reconfigured, with a new plaza between the metro and heavy rail stations.

#Train #Trains #Rail #Railways @fuck_cars@lemmy.ml

The new plaza. On the left is the heavy rail station. On the right is the new metro station. Straight ahead is the main street of Bankstown, with a large indoor shopping centre and university.