First Look Inside Martin Place Metro Station - Sydney Metro City & Southwest Community Open Day

[@MaxS-hn8we]

Was lucky to go to the open day - the station is so spacious… truely world class.

[@TransportVlog]

Yes absolutely! I'm looking forward to seeing it myself when it opens!😀

[@rogerbeck3018]

very well done Paul. If you had not told us I would have thought you were there. Great stuff, thank you

[@TransportVlog]

Thanks Roger, I thought it important to disclose the fact that I wasn't actually there! I'm glad the video came out so well!

[@markleon411]

I love that they have prepared for the integration of the Hunter Street Metro Station. It should be a massive transport hub by 2032 with three lines converging. I imagine Hunter Street Station will connect with both Martin Place and Wynyard.

[@mark123655]

No paid connection to Wynyard. You'll exit the gate line near George St then into the old Hunter Connection pathway under George St to Wynyard.

[@TransportVlog]

@mark123655 yes that's right.

[@TransportVlog]

Hi @markleon, Yes, it will become a massive transport hub in 2032. Yes Hunter Street Station will have an underground connection to Wynyard (via the old Hunter Connection tunnel under George Street) and also to Martin Place. You can learn more about this in my Hunter Street Station Explained video kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5iQi6Z-or-Jq68si=wdM18da7EvkIkJ5f

[@murraykitson1436]

The Hunter Connection will appear to be quite inadequate and narrow by comparison with the impressive proportions of the new developments to which it will connect without considerable updating and ideally , widening .

[@johncoyle777]

I also like the planned direct linking of the two MERO lines and the link with the Heavy Rail Martin Place station. Your videos are first rate. I TRY and make some reasonable videos, and it is nice to get some positive comments by those who view my videos. We both have viewers who live a long way from the transport systems covered but it is nice to reach those people. .

[@Alan-zi4or]

Thank you for such a detailed and informative video / - what a massive well designed station / looking forward to the line openinh 😊

[@TransportVlog]

You're very welcome. Yes me too! Not long now.

[@quarkcypher]

I was there on open day. Magnificent station and great infrastructure for present day and future citizens of Sydney. Thank you for the detailed video.

[@TransportVlog]

You're very welcome! Hope you enjoyed the open day. This is going to be such an amazing station when it opens.

[@lukebohun8843]

Academy Award deserving production Paul. My sympathies for the heavy cold. Stay warm, rested and hydrated. On Wednesday of this week, I had a look around Central. Mind blowing achievement. However, I can see that the Martin Place Metro will become a very busy hub by connecting the T with the M services. I like the idea of providing an ablutions facility for transiting workers and tourists. My constant concern is the prevention of inane or any type of graffiti. Thanks very much for Paul et al. Get well!

[@TransportVlog]

Thanks Luke! I'm back to normal now! I don't think Graffiti will be an an issue on the new stations Parts of Central Walk have now been open for 18 months, and I've not noticed any issues with graffiti as yet.

[@marting4042]

The excavated rock formation below the original Commonwealth Bank building was impressive.

[@TransportVlog]

Yes it certainly is!

[@peabody1976]

11:45 This answers my question about Sydney Metro West and the future Hunter Street station. It's very nice to see how much forward thinking the planners at Martin Place had for the next steps.

[@TransportVlog]

Yes absolutely! Good long term planning for sure!

[@transportforsydneyvlogs7258]

Hi Paul! Thank you for yet another wonderful and interesting video despite you not being there on the day. I’m sure we all greatly appreciate your time, effort and willingness in making this one while you were busy and not feeling 100%. It was a pleasure helping you with some clips and glad you were able to put it to good use :)

[@TransportVlog]

Thanks Sean, Yes, I did work on this when I probably should have been resting! Thanks for your clips, they really helped especially towards the end of the video.

[@mark123655]

Great job and thanks to your video helpers. Hopefully they can do the same this weekend at Crows Nest.

[@TransportVlog]

Hi Mark, Thanks and I couldn't have done it without them! As I'm away in the UK until mid June, I've decided not to do a video on Crows Nest until the station opens. By the time it would be edited and produced (accounting for some jet-lag) , it would be early July, and that's probably just a few weeks before opening. Crows Nest and Gadigal Stations will be the first two that I'll do once the line opens, and then I'll revisit some of the others.

[@simongoldring1993]

Hope you're feeling much better Paul! Great video, really impressive infrastructure.

[@TransportVlog]

Hi Simon, yes fully recovered now. Glad you enjoyed this video. Yes it's a very impressive station!

[@bendowson3124]

The Jubilee Line Extension was actually my first experience with platform screen doors back when I visited in June 2019. The Sydney Metro had already opened but I hadn't had the chance to use it yet despite living in Epping. So when I did get to use it, I felt like I was in London again.

[@TransportVlog]

Yes it was for me too! I remember seeing them on the Singapore MRT a couple of years later. When Sydney Metro NW opened, it did feel like I was in Singapore or London when travelling on it!

[@andrewyoung3299]

Wow, I didn't know you knew Howard Collins. That's cool that you worked with him 25 years ago!

[@TransportVlog]

Hi Andrew, Yes it was. And I was so pleased when I heard that we was coming to Sydney. We first met randomly at Milsons Point Station, probably in about 2014. I talk more about Howard Collins in this video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmHUlK2ggJqiqq8si=FFLKWgJTjKIJUORt&t=394

[@Beeblebrox6868]

This was my first Sydney Metro open day - and I loved it! So I can't quite compare to other stations in person... but I'm still inclined to think this is one of the most impressive stations in the network. I was blown away by how spacious the platform level was, and how ingeniously they managed to build the link to Martin Place platforms 1 & 2. (I also learned for the first time from this video how and where the link to the future Hunter Street will happen - quite exciting to look forward to that!) I agree with the comments about the openness of the north entrance contributing to a strong sense of wayfinding. By contrast, the southern entrance felt harder to orient myself, as it was less open. I'm sure that will change with familiarity after the station opens. Overall, this station is simply a marvel of engineering and construction, having to thread multiple needles among existing infrastructure. It's going to knock people for six when everyone starts using it!

[@TransportVlog]

Glad you enjoyed your first Sydney Metro open day! It's certainly the largest, so that adds to its impressiveness! Yes I was glad to be able to include the location of the Hunter Street Station link. Yes, the southern entrance is less open, and that's mainly because the concourse is over Martin Place, so they couldn't have such an open design. Yes, its going to have a big wow factor when it opens for sure!

[@j3mpage]

14:10 Great to see a bit of open source running the displays.

[@TransportVlog]

Yes, nice change from Windows!

[@tomshaw9065]

Hope you have recovered Paul. Really big shout out to all of your fellow vloggers for providing the great footage. Which is the next station to be opened for viewing?

[@krislawry]

Crows Nest this Sunday 26th May.

[@tomshaw9065]

@@krislawry Thanks Kris

[@TransportVlog]

Hi Tom, yes back to normal now and in the UK on holiday. Hope you were able to get to the Crows Nest open day.

[@operationskypebbles8583]

Thanks for another great and informative video. Hope you are feeling better. Would you kindly please do a detailed video on the complete chronological timeline from inception of the entire Sydney transport infrastructure project right up to the far future end date for the entirety of the Sydney and greater Sydney transport mega project. I heard you mention 2032 for completion of the Hunter connection side and it demonstrated the temporal enormity of the Governments undertaking. I hear the Melbourne loop has an end date of 2083. An infographic and real time portrayals for Sydney would be fascinating, and an historical keepsake for future generations. Maybe do it as a multi part series of videos. Would you also please do a video covering the mega train and vehicular tunnel project propsed to run under The Blue Mountains. I look forward to your wonderful and relaxing narrations.

[@TransportVlog]

Glad you enjoyed it! Yes back to normal now! Wow, that would be a big video! I have quite a backlog of future videos, so I'll add your ideas to the long list.

[@michaelcobbin]

Martin Place station is impressive.

[@TransportVlog]

Yes it certainly is!

[@murraykitson1436]

I thought that Victoria Cross Station was impressive ! However it tends to pale after visiting Martin Place Metro station , and that is really saying something !!! What brilliant coverage , so much to take in with one viewing ! Somehow I missed out on the unpaid north/south pedestrian tunnel so I will return when the Metro opens .

[@TransportVlog]

I think Victoria Cross and Martin Place are impressive in different ways, but Martin Place is certainly larger and the north entrance and atrium is jaw-dropping! Thanks for your lovely feedback. Glad you enjoyed it so much.

[@murraykitson1436]

@@TransportVlog I am glad that you appear to be on the mend !

[@FromtheWindowSeat]

Great video Paul (and team). Can’t wait to see and experience this for myself. 😎

[@TransportVlog]

Thanks Adam, Glad you enjoyed it. Do get in touch when you're in Sydney! It would be lovely to meet you!

[@FromtheWindowSeat]

@@TransportVlog Hi Paul. I should be in Sydney next Friday and Saturday if you’re around and want to get a coffee or something. Cheers!

[@TransportVlog]

@FromtheWindowSeat. Hi Adam, yes I’ll be around then. Mornings are better. Please email paul@transportvlog and we can find a time that works for us both. Looking forward to meeting you in person! Cheers Paul

[@Tonysandrussi]

Thank you Paul this is lovely 👍

[@TransportVlog]

Thanks Tony!

[@levenscott645]

Fabulous project. Looking forward to the first ride. Thanks for the informarion.

[@TransportVlog]

You're very welcome. Yes me too!

[@marting4042]

At the Metro North entrance above the escalators that descend to platform level is a Metro sign with an UP arrow (3:12), and this sign is adjacent to stairs that go up, can’t help but feel the arrow should point down or the arrow should just not be there.

[@TransportVlog]

Yes that arrow does look a little strange! I'm sure some of the signage will change after it opens, especially if people look confused!

[@brettyallop6018]

Well done Paul, all we need now is an opening date!

[@TransportVlog]

That will come! My understanding is that an exact date will be announced about 6 weeks before.

[@RGC198]

hi Pail, thanks for a great video. Sorry to hear that you have been ill. We all had a nasty virus here with a cough that took several weeks to get over. So, I hope you are feeling better now. The escalators are certainly long, though apparently they are still beaten in length by Central station, as you mentioned in this video. Anyway, take care. Rob in Melbourne Australia.

[@TransportVlog]

Glad you enjoyed it Rob, Yes I'm fully recovered now!

[@marting4042]

Would love to know what your role(s) was on the JLE project.

[@TransportVlog]

I was the Visits Manager. So my role was to take people around the new stations before they opened to the public. It was a really fun job and I enjoyed every minute of it! This is all before KZbin, but I basically did something similar to what I do now on KZbin, but it was all face to face back then.

[@dr94279]

Hi Paul, I always thought it was a missed opportunity to not add an additional stop between Chatswood and Crows Nest to improve overall connectivity. Lane Cove would be the clear winner for a stop in my mind and it wouldn’t add much additional time. What are your thoughts?

[@TransportVlog]

I had a quick look on the map, and serving Lane Cove would have required a significant de-tour and some reasonably sharp curves, especially after Lane Cove, to get back to the alignment for Crows Nest. I do agree that Lane Cove would benefit immensely from a metro or train station though.

[@dr94279]

@@TransportVlog fair enough, thanks for the answer! Probably difficult to see Lane Cove ever getting rail now

[@Tom-l2j]

Great Video, I was wondering what the current & expected daily pedestrian volume will be (am/pm/peak for weekdays & weekends) at the new Martins Place Station. They mentioned 13.500/day but thats by 2036 not when it opens or I might misunderstood?

[@TransportVlog]

Hi Tom, Glad you enjoyed it. I'm not sure what the current and expected volumes will be. If I can find out, I'll include in a future video.

[@1TW1-m5i]

I still wish these stations didn't make the area behind the platform glass so dark, so you can see the tracks.

[@TransportVlog]

Yes it is quite dark!

[@SydneyTransitVlogs]

On 18:31. I was involved on having a cheering in the lift. 😂😂😂😂😂 😂

[@TransportVlog]

That's cool! There was quite a few of you in there, and I recognised most of you from previous open days.

[@reneschneiderAustralia]

You couldn't get an answer either why the passage way to the trains falls down to a lower level? Someone suggested because of the water but I couldn't get definite answer to this (see 20:08)

[@TransportVlog]

I'm not quite sure what you mean there. It looks like it goes to the same level as the metro platforms. And as far as I can tell (remember I wasn't actually there), the connecting passageway is level from the metro platforms to the lift and escalators that go up to the Eastern Suburbs Line platforms.

[@reneschneiderAustralia]

@@TransportVlog from the metro platform it goes slightly downhill to the lift and the escalators to the Suburbs line. that is what I mean. No-one was able to tell me why that level by the escalator was lower!

[@lorraineperry8232]

Great video Paul......hope you are feeling better real soon.....does the Lindt Cafe still exist... take care :)

[@krislawry]

Nah thr Lindt Cafe no longer exists.

[@TransportVlog]

The Lindt cafe building still exists, but its no longer the Lindt cafe. I think its a high end clothing store now, but I can't remember for sure, but the building is definitely still there. Its part of the APA building which is heritage listed.

[@ForTheBirbs]

Good stuff Paul! 😂😊😅. A fantastic final edit.I thought the 4,000 visitors for Martin Place station was impressive , but an hour or so from the end of the Crows Nest open day saw 7,500 visitors!

[@TransportVlog]

Thanks Jim, and thanks again for all your footage. Yes I was surprised that Crows Nest got so many visitors, but being on the 5th anniversary of the opening of the Metro NW line might have had something to do with that! Now I wonder if they'll do Gadigal Station before it all opens!

[@ForTheBirbs]

Cheers Paul. Yes indeed. I was recognised at my usual Cafe by someone who watches your videos. The cafe owner mentioned it. Lol

[@annoyedlemon]

was that howard collins at 10:58 if it isnt it sure looks like him

[@marcnut1996]

Looks like him, he’s wearing the same blue jacket in 14:30

[@TransportVlog]

Hi @annoyedlemon, Yes that's Howard Collins, jump to 14:30 where he talks on camera!

[@brentonpoole4741]

How does the Melbourne Parliament station southern escalators compare in length?

[@TransportVlog]

I'm not sure! They are pretty long though.

[@karlcx]

nice to see the customer info screens running linux. :)

[@TransportVlog]

Yes! - well spotted.

[@Zergcerebrates]

I am not in Sydney but will be there in November so I was wondering is this station actually operating?

[@TransportVlog]

It’s opening in August, so you’ll definitely get to see it then!

[@Chadtransportvlogs]

I was there too at 10:30 am

[@nicolasblume1046]

Very cool that you worked on the JLE in London! As an Engineer?

[@TransportVlog]

No, not an engineer. I was the "Visits Manager" so my role was to take people around the new stations, anyone from politicians, to local residents and business people. It was a fantastic job! Being in 1999, this was all before KZbin!

[@nicolasblume1046]

@@TransportVlog cool!

[@stavrosnanos1135]

Thanks for the video mate hope there's no delays sorry to he had a cold or flu hope it wasn't covid

[@TransportVlog]

Glad you enjoyed it. I actually had Covid a few weeks earlier, and hadn't completely recovered, and then got hit with the Flu (and that was worse than Covid!). I'm, pretty much back to normal now!

[@EntireHistory]

What time is the blueish pedestrian link ?

[@TransportVlog]

Starts at 08:13

[@jasonlee244]

Do we know if we're gonna get good phone service in the stations and on trains?

[@TransportVlog]

I'm sure it will. be. It's pretty good on Sydney Metro North West, both on the trains and on the stations.

[@leonkernan]

14:09 good to see they’re not running Windows at least.

[@TransportVlog]

He he! Yep no Windows!

[@johncoyle777]

A very fine Video, Paul. I will visit Sydney in October and of course, make my own Videos of the METRO as well as Trains, Trams and a few Buses. In Brisbane the so called METRO which is nothing more than an electric double articulated BUS, will open at some stage, as will the Cross River Rail, in Early 2025. . . . . Videos on opening day for both of course!

[@TransportVlog]

Thanks John! I'll look forward to see your videos of Sydney's public transport.later in the year. Yes Brisbane Metro isn't really a metro! I hope to be in Brisbane for the Cross River Rail opening day. That will be very exciting. Apparently the new Exhibition station will be ready for this years Ekka show.

[@nose10620]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@marting4042]

It’s H U G E ! You must have been miffed that you couldn’t make it on the day.

[@TransportVlog]

Yes I was, but I know its not long now until it opens, so I'll get to see it for real quite soon.

[@dulcinealee3933]

Got a shock when I saw this pop up . Thought it was AI generated. Another great video though.

[@TransportVlog]

He he! No AI. Just the voice of Paul over other people's footage!

[@dulcinealee3933]

@@TransportVlog I have a question for you and unsure if you can answer it. Went to the Crows Nest Metro Station Community Day and noticed something that may or may not have been present on the other station platforms at the far end. 2 black boxes on the wall which looked like phones enclosed in them. Are these help phones or for something else?

[@dieale21]

🎉👏👏👏😊

[@ethans-dk4bk]

The Eastern Subrubs Will be 45 Years Old By 23rd June 2024. Happy 45th Birthday Eastern Subrubs Line:)! 🥳 I Hope you get 14K Subscribers and you can get 15K Subscribers When Stage 2 of Metro, M1 Northwest and Bankstown Line Opens By July. Im Excited for 15K Subscribers! 🤩🥰😍🥳

[@TransportVlog]

Thanks Ethan, well done on remember the opening date of the ESL. Yes it would be nice to have a few more subscribers!

[@Gary-vv5gt]

I think rather than to call it martin place/hunter st and wynard stations, they should change all 3 stations to sydney central north and probs keep platform 1-2 for eastern suburbs and south coast/illwarra (T4) , 3-4 for north shore and western line (T1/7), 5-6 for city circle line (T2/3/8), 7-8 for the metro northwest/southwest (M1) and 9-10 for west and potential east metro (M3?). I think its close enough to call it 1 station rather than scattered few stations. Then rename central to sydney central south.

[@francesconicoletti2547]

If the sydney metro is genuinely to become a metro, ( a train service that can be reached by most people using it by walking ) , we need to become used to stations within a few minutes walk of each other . This is all that is happening here.

[@TransportVlog]

Hi Gary, interesting idea.

[@TransportVlog]

Hi @francesconicoletti2547, yes that's right. Perhaps calling it one station v several different ones, might be a topic for a future video!

[@PerrinYou]

BB 18:24 :)

[@TransportVlog]

Yes that's Sharath there!

[@ultimobile]

blimey - Mahtin (Martin), lahgest (largest), tewwible (terrible), hewlp (help), rearwee (really) - what kind of accent was that ? anyway thanks for the nice pix.

[@aquamonkee]

Kind of a pity those of use using Martin Place station V1 lost 4 exists and had to deal with the bottleneck between Castlereagh and Elizabeth Sts for almost 5 years. Someone brain farted those ideas out so well

[@falafelscobes6122]

You might think wow Australia is rich. But actually they had to sell the electricity network to pay for this.

[@TransportVlog]

I think that was to pay for Sydney Metro North West. I do remember this at the time.

[@mattburga]

Great station but it’s pretty warped that Macquarie can give an unsolicited proposal to demolish people homes at 9 Elizabeth st, then they get to profit from the new building, and everyone thinks it’s ok.

[@TransportVlog]

The original Metro proposal involved the demolition of a number of commercial and residential buildings. Macquarie's Proposal involved the demolition of an additional office block, and I think this office block was owned by Macquarie, so no homes were affected by their proposal.

[@AlphaGeekgirl]

What homes at 9 Elizabeth?