Elevating standards with sustainable upgrades for Sydney Metro stations.
Australia's Biggest Public Transport Project.
DT Infrastructure has delivered critical works to upgrade six rail stations across the T3 Bankstown Line in Sydney’s Southwest as part of Sydney Metro, Australia’s largest public transport project. These upgrades were designed to increase train frequency, improve accessibility, enhance safety, and improve the passenger experience.
Throughout the project, the team optimised the use of plant and equipment to reduce energy consumption and emissions, directly supporting Sydney Metro’s Sustainability Strategy, which focuses on resource efficiency, waste diversion, and energy-saving practices.
In an Australian first, all six stations were equipped with platform screen doors to enhance passenger safety.
Scope
The Sydney Metro project included comprehensive upgrades across six stations on the T3 Bankstown Line, Dulwich Hill, Campsie, Punchbowl, Wiley Park, Hurlstone Park and Belmore.
Key works included:
- Re-levelled platforms to eliminate gaps and steps into the trains, providing safe, accessible, level access for commuters when entering carriageways.
- New lifts and accessible toilets installed at four stations, with another receiving a new concourse connecting it to the light rail station.
- New station amenities delivered included lighting, ticketing, tiling, paving, canopies, and shelters.
- Upgraded fencing and anti-throw screens on overbridges installed to improve station security.
- Interchanges upgraded with bike parking, taxi spaces, kiss-and-ride areas, and accessible parking.
- Construction of a new Metro service building for control equipment at each station.
- All six stations equipped with platform screen doors as an Australian first, enhancing safety by preventing access to the tracks.
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Major upgrades to six rail stations.
Access
Improved accessibility to ageing stations.
Delivery
Facilitated the delivery of a new standalone railway network to reduce public station bottlenecks.
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Improved commuting with trains every four minutes in peak period and 15 trains per hour in each direction.
Social impact
The Sydney Metro station upgrades delivered lasting benefits to local communities, commuters, and the environment across Canterbury–Bankstown.
Key impacts include:
- Use of modular building elements for improved efficiency and minimised onsite waste.
- A significant amount of construction waste such as steel, concrete, spoil, was reused or recycled.
- Facilitating the delivery of a new standalone railway network to reduce public station bottleneck on 160-year-old rail network.
- Upgraded plazas, enhanced forecourts, and improved station precincts enriched the urban environment around stations, uplifting local businesses and improving neighbourhood amenities.
- Increased train frequency and modern station amenities enhancing the overall commuter experience.