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DESIGN OF TRANSPORT HUBS AT ORCHARD HILLS, ST MARYS REVEALED
METRO ON TRACK
What the new Orchard Hills Metro Station is set to look like.
T
his is your first glimpse at what the new metro stations and precincts along the Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport alignment will look like. The new artist’s impressions have been revealed as the community is invited to have its say on the designs. The next stage in the planning process includes the designs for the St Marys Metro Station and Precinct, Orchard Hills Metro Station and Precinct, Luddenham Precinct, Bradfield Metro Station
and Precinct, as well as active transport for the whole alignment. The plan has been developed in two stages to allow for the construction of the new metro line to be delivered progressively. Stage One exhibition and consultation on the designs for the Stabling and Maintenance Facility at Orchard Hills and the Metro Station Building at Luddenham was completed in late 2023. The proposed design included in Stage Two is inspired by the qualities of the Cumberland Plain
landscape to establish a sense of connection to place, people and communities of western Sydney. Major construction work on the Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport line started in late 2022, with the 9.8-kilometre of tunnelling for the project completed in June 2024. Work is now underway to fit out the tunnels and build six new world-class stations along the 23-kilometre alignment. Continues on » p. 3
The exterior of the new transport hub at St Marys.
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