Sydney's new high-tech Metro North West line
9 ImagesForty years after a ribbon was cut on Sydney's last major railway to be built, thousands will ride for the first time on one of the world's most high-tech lines. Photos by Wolter Peeters
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The entrance of the Tallawong Station, Rouse Hill, on Sydney's first and only metro line.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Trains will speed at up to 100km/h along the Metro North West line from Rouse Hill to Chatswood.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Escalators at the Sydney Metro, Norwest Station at Rouse Hill.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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At stations, glass screen doors on platforms help prevent injury, while help points allow commuters to talk to staff via video screens.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Most of the stations on the line are about two kilometres apartCredit:Wolter Peeters
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The trains are driverless, allowing passengers to peer out of windows at the front and back onto the tracksCredit:Wolter Peeters
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In all, a journey from one end of the 36 kilometre line to the other takes about 37 minutes.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Rodd Staples, Secretary of Transport NSW at Sydney Metro Operations Control Centre.Credit:Wolter Peeters
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Operations Manager, Cory Roeton will keep close watch with controllers over the line from a nerve centre at an enormous stabling yard at Rouse Hill. Credit:Wolter Peeters