Metro-themed shirts, ‘We love public transport’ signs and a kiss at Bankstown: Sydney’s newest train line opens

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1. Excerpt · detected on 30/10/2026 02:23 UTC

   The crowd was a sea of Sydney metro-themed T-shirts, badges, caps, earrings and sequined jackets. Enthusiasts held signs declaring ‘We love public transport’ Diehard train enthusiasts got up early to ride the long-awaited metro line extension – with the transport minister only just making it on Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Hundreds of rail enthusiasts and a handful of bewildered commuters have ridden the first service on a long-awaited extension to Sydney’s metro line, bringing an end to more than two years of replacement buses. The 4.31am train on the south-west metro extension left Bankstown on time on Friday, arriving at Sydenham, where the line previously terminated, just over 20 minutes later later. It carried on to T

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   The crowd was a sea of Sydney metro-themed T-shirts, badges, caps, earrings and sequinned sequined jackets. Enthusiasts held signs declaring ‘We love public transport’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Hundreds of rail enthusiasts and a handful of bewildered commuters have ridden the first service on a long-awaited extension to Sydney’s metro line, bringing an end to more than two years of replacement buses. The 4.31am train on the south-west metro extension left Bankstown on time on Friday, arriving at Sydenham, where the line previously terminated, just over 20 minutes late later

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   Before: «The crowd was a sea of Sydney metro-themed T-shirts, badges, caps, earrings and sequinned jackets. Enthusiasts held signs declaring ‘We love public transport’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Hundreds of rail enthusiasts and a handful of bewildered commuters have ridden the first service on a long-awaited extension to Sydney’s metro line, bringing an end to more than two years of replacement buses. The 4.31am train on the south-west metro extension left Bankstown on time on Friday, arriving at Sydenham, where the line previously terminated, just over 20 minutes late» 0b7fa254ac1a

   After: «The crowd was a sea of Sydney metro-themed T-shirts, badges, caps, earrings and sequined jackets. Enthusiasts held signs declaring ‘We love public transport’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Hundreds of rail enthusiasts and a handful of bewildered commuters have ridden the first service on a long-awaited extension to Sydney’s metro line, bringing an end to more than two years of replacement buses. The 4.31am train on the south-west metro extension left Bankstown on time on Friday, arriving at Sydenham, where the line previously terminated, just over 20 minutes later» 26400bb575f8

3. Headline · detected on 29/10/2026 21:08 UTC

   ‘Awesome day’: all aboard Metro-themed shirts, ‘We love public transport’ signs and a kiss at Bankstown: Sydney’s new metro stations as the long-awaited extension newest train line opens

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   The crowd was a sea of Sydney metro-themed T-shirts, badges, caps, earrings and sequinned jackets. Enthusiasts held signs declaring ‘We love public transport’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Hundreds of rail enthusiasts and a handful of bewildered commuters have ridden the first service on a long-awaited extension to Sydney’s metro line, bringing an end to more than two years of replacement buses. The 4.31am train on the south-west metro extension left Bankstown on time on Friday, arriving at Sydenham, where the line previously terminated, just over 20 minutes later. It carried on to Tallawong in the city’s north-west at end late

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   Before: «The crowd was a sea of Sydney metro-themed T-shirts, badges, caps, earrings and sequinned jackets. Enthusiasts held signs declaring ‘We love public transport’ Hundreds of rail enthusiasts and a handful of bewildered commuters have ridden the first service on a long-awaited extension to Sydney’s metro line, bringing an end to more than two years of replacement buses. The 4.31am train on the south-west metro extension left Bankstown on time on Friday, arriving at Sydenham, where the line previously terminated, just over 20 minutes later. It carried on to Tallawong in the city’s north-west at end» 9bb3424cd8ee

   After: «The crowd was a sea of Sydney metro-themed T-shirts, badges, caps, earrings and sequinned jackets. Enthusiasts held signs declaring ‘We love public transport’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Hundreds of rail enthusiasts and a handful of bewildered commuters have ridden the first service on a long-awaited extension to Sydney’s metro line, bringing an end to more than two years of replacement buses. The 4.31am train on the south-west metro extension left Bankstown on time on Friday, arriving at Sydenham, where the line previously terminated, just over 20 minutes late» 0b7fa254ac1a