Alstom and Ghella continue building Sydney Metro City & Southwest
- Country
- Australia / Oceania · 🇦🇺 Australia
- Project
- Sydney Metro City & Southwest
- Investment
- approx. AUD 20.5 billion total budget (originally estimated at AUD 11.5-12.5 billion)
- Status
- Under construction (Chatswood-Sydenham section in operation since 19 Aug 2024; Sydenham-Bankstown section expected 2026)
- European role
- Alstom (FR) / Ghella (IT) / Laing O'Rourke (UK) · Industry
Alstom (France), under a contract signed in 2019, supplies the Urbalis 400 signalling system (CBTC, ATO GoA4) and 23 driverless six-car Metropolis trains. Ghella (Italy) has been part of the John Holland/CPB Contractors joint venture building the twin Chatswood-Sydenham tunnels since 2017. Laing O'Rourke (UK) was awarded the 2018 contract for the underground upgrade of Central Station.
Sydney Metro City & Southwest is a fully automated, driverless metro line with a total budget of around AUD 20.5 billion; the Chatswood-Sydenham section opened on 19 August 2024, with the Sydenham-Bankstown section expected in 2026. European involvement is documented on multiple fronts: Alstom (France) supplies trains and signalling, Ghella (Italy) is a tunnelling joint-venture partner, and Laing O'Rourke (UK) built the Central Station upgrade.
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