Sydney Metro has officially clocked up more than 100 million passenger trips on the M1 line since the City section opened in August 2024.  

There has been an average of 212,900 weekday trips since opening day, with 10.17 million kilometres travelled – the equivalent of going to the moon and back 13 times.   

The most popular services have been Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between 8am and 9am, and the most popular trip is Sydenham Station to Central Station.  

The busiest city station is Martin Place, which has overtaken Central Station with an average of 25,400 weekday metro trips.  

The latest figures come as work on the Southwest Metro continues, with services due to start beyond Sydenham to Bankstown in the second half of 2026.  

Another 13.5-kilometres of metro rail will be delivered, along with 10 upgraded southwest stations.  

Construction to convert the 130-year-old T3 Bankstown line to modern metro standards is now more than 80 per cent complete, with stations receiving their final touches.  

Testing of the platform screen doors is 85 per cent complete, and fit-out works are ongoing. All 130 passenger information displays and help points have been installed, as well as 91 CCTV cameras.  

The on-track testing program is also progressing, with two trains now in testing, simulated passenger testing underway and more trains to soon join the testing fleet.  

A number of planned closures will be needed to facilitate the integration of the M1 line and Southwest Metro. These include full line closures on the weekends of 21-22 February and 7-8 and 21-22 March.