Martin Place Metro Station Update - Sydney Metro City & Southwest Project

[@kurtg5405]

I love the way they've tastefully created a modern building that fits in with it's surrounding architecture - that public art piece is awesome too. Great video as always Paul!

[@FlightEagle]

I think they have done a wonderful job integrating the new building into its surroundings. Well done to the project management and architects.

[@nathieboy1987]

I think they're hideous 70's throw-backs. There are much more attractive ways to integrate them into the surrounds. I'd personally prefer a sandstone cladding with perhaps a touch of decorative brushed metalwork trims (if not carved sandstone), with the sandstone representing Sydney's original building blocks and the metal representing industry and technology. At least for the three levels dedicated to the station.

[@TransportVlog]

Yes, they've done a great job, and created something quite unique with the integrated station developments. Glad you enjoyed this video.

[@terencemccarthy8615]

Well done Paul…yet another very informative blog…l’m from Melbourne and can’t wait to fly up to check out the Metro when it opens..(in June?)…Cheers!

[@TransportVlog]

Glad you enjoyed it! Don't book your flights yet! The offical line is still "the middle of the year", so could be July, August or September. My understanding is that the opening date will be announced about 6 weeks before, and I'm sure that will be well publicised!

[@matthewciappara6506]

I am so looking forward to the opening, thanks Paul for this extensive update.

[@aussiejohn5835]

Hi Paul, I just have to say it. I am looking forward to the opening of the Metro extension to Sydenham. I am so impressed with your presentation that I have changed my mind about Metro and can't wait to visit Martin Place, especially as I was there for the opening of the ESR. I may not ride it, but I will enjoy visiting all the stations. Thanks again, Paul, for this amazing presentation 👏 👍

[@TransportVlog]

Hi John, wonderful to hear that you've changed your mind regarding the metro! Martin Place is going to be an amazing station!

[@bigchongusHH]

Existing Martin Place station really needs a refresh

[@TransportVlog]

Yes it could do with an update, but its still functional and large enough for today's passenger usage.

[@bigchongusHH]

@@TransportVlog yeah it's functional but is just very tired looking

[@montaguehorseposture6203]

The Eastern Suburbs line, particularly Martin Place and Kings Cross, have a definite 1970s vibe and Sydney does not have a lot of that era' public infrastructure left. Refresh, good. Replace, not good.

[@ranger8237]

Martin Place Station Interiors are Heritage listed mite be hard to do changes www.hms.heritage.nsw.gov.au/App/Item/ViewItem?itemId=2431104

[@Beeblebrox6868]

Thanks Paul for this in depth video! I was in Martin Place just a few days ago and marvelled then how closed to finished the new buildings are, and how splendid they look. I'm especially excited to see how the new Martin Place platforms integrated with the old ones - and you've given me the best preview yet.

[@TransportVlog]

You're very welcome! Yes the new buildings do look amazing now. Martin Place Station was closed over the long Easter weekend, and I had a feeling they would remove the hoardings during that time, and I was right!

[@brianwheeler4416]

Another wonderful video on the metro stations. The stations are extraordinary engineering feats and have exciting art works and interior designs. I can't wait to see them for myself!

[@TransportVlog]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it! Yes they certainly are!

[@baalbektrilithon]

Another fantastic video, thanks Paul! It really helps explain what is quite a confusing station lay out. I think these are the two best TODs on the entire line, the two towers really are beautiful. The loop art piece is superb as well. Very keen to see the video for Gadigal. From the very few photos I've seen of the station itself, it will give Victoria Cross a run for the most stunning after Central.

[@TransportVlog]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it! Yes it is one of my more complex stations. Yes, its an amazing example of TOD, and the artwork is pretty special. Do check out my Gadigal Station Explained video if you haven't seen it already. Here is a link to it - kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmOvaaGufJainsUsi=t_GclzqtYn_9v3pS

[@thomasolejniczak775]

The whole architecture of all the new stations look impressive from your great videos Paul. I'm looking at some of the Melbourne metro stations that are still incomplete but from what was done in Sydney, they will be far more aesthetic and integrated. Well done Sydney- I look forward visiting in a few months.

[@TransportVlog]

Yes it does, and glad this comes across well in my videos. I think the Metro Tunnel stations will be pretty special, and will have many of the features that you're seeing in these Sydney Metro stations.

[@krugmeup2162]

Within 12 months after opening Melbournians will destroy them with graffiti anyway so what’s the point

[@ForTheBirbs]

Well done Paul! You packed in so much info!

[@TransportVlog]

Thanks Jim

[@nswtrains3153]

This is my favourite station so far! Loving these videos Paul I started watching a few years ago on my other account:) ❤

[@TransportVlog]

Yes I think it might become my favourite too! Glad you're enjoying my videos, and that you've been following me from the start.

[@nswtrains3153]

@@TransportVlog haha thanks mate

[@BenPearlman]

Worth noting 1ES is also integrated with 50MP on every second level as the new Macquarie HQ is essentially both buildings together as an integrated campus

[@TransportVlog]

Thanks for that Ben. That's great to know! Makes sense with both buildings being part of the new Macquarie HQ.

[@lukebohun8843]

My expectations of your next vlog have been completely satisfied with this great episode. Thanks Paul. Recently, I had to go into Macquarie Street; Amazed by the new buildings associated with the metro project. Reminded me of Manhattan in the 1980s.Keep going with this remarkable project you have undertaken.

[@TransportVlog]

Thanks Luke, glad you enjoyed it, and great to hear that you've seen some of this through your own eyes! Yes will do!

[@geraldinehadiwidjaja7421]

Thanks for an excellent update, Paul. Looking forward to the opening. The art works will be amazing to see. We visited the open day of the Victoria Cross station and were gobsmacked. So looking forward to this new station. (those escalators are surely long!)

[@TransportVlog]

You're very welcome Geraldine. I reckon Martin Place will be even more spectacular than Victoria Cross.

[@geraldinehadiwidjaja7421]

@@TransportVlog yes I think so too!

[@sea80vicvan]

The Martin Place station looks very grand. It fits in with the rest of the Sydney CBD. Watching the construction of the City and Southwest extension has been educational and fun, and it makes me want to do a return trip to see it in person. Is there a definite opening date for the line yet beyond later in 2024? Thanks, Paul, for the work you put in to make these videos.

[@TransportVlog]

Yes it certainly is, and glad you enjoyed watching the City and Southwest extension being built. The official word on opening is still "the middle of this year", but my understanding is that an exact date will be announced about 6 weeks before. Glad you appreciate the work involved.

[@JohnWhitling-er9qe]

The ‘Metro & Trains’ sign with T first, then M is giving me ick haha

[@MaxS-hn8we]

Noticed that too - it’s annoying me so much lol… makes no sense

[@TransportVlog]

He He! I hadn't noticed that!

[@bondisteve3617]

Thanks.

[@FlightEagle]

Really like the metallic mobius strip artwork which looks timeless and will age well. I'm not so convinced the colourful tiled mosaic artwork shaped like an eye will age as well. It already looks like something out of the 70s. Maybe it will grow on me 🙂

[@TransportVlog]

Yes, the mobius sculpture looks amazing, and I definitely prefer that to the south station public art.

[@siwi666]

love it

[@beeniemen]

It has really been well designed and thought. Crossrail look alike

[@TransportVlog]

Yes, definitely Crossrail influences for sure!

[@Maddo_Aussie]

Paul ,thanks for another great & informative video. Any insight as to when the Metro line extension will open, other than the "mid year" corporate line we continually receive from the Govt?

[@TransportVlog]

Glad you enjoyed it. "Middle of this year" is still the best answer, as an exact date can't be announced until testing and various regulatory approvals have been completed. My understanding is that about 6 weeks notice will be giving for the actual opening date, and I'm sure that will be widely publicised.

[@paulw4090]

Thank you 🙏 Excellent video 😊

[@TransportVlog]

You are very welcome Paul

[@Chadtransportvlogs]

Excellent video

[@TransportVlog]

Thanks Chad

[@Chadtransportvlogs]

@@TransportVlog your welcome

[@josephlownang6992]

Good video mate

[@TransportVlog]

Thanks 👍

[@prismaticmarcus]

Hey Paul, the escalators at 5.48 are what the 9 at 5.58 points to.

[@TransportVlog]

Close! The escalators at 6:55 (at the Arrivals Hall) is where the 9 is.

[@prismaticmarcus]

@@TransportVlog look at the signs...

[@Woodland26]

would the Metro West terminal Hunter Street be connected to Martin Place and Wynyard through tunnels?

[@nomadtales]

Yep. He explained it in an older video on the Hunter St Station. Eventually you should be able to go underground from Martin Place all the way to Barangaroo. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5iQi6Z-or-Jq68

[@TransportVlog]

Yes that's right. That bit starts at 26:41.

[@stavrosnanos1135]

Love your work mate So when will the platform upgrades at Sydney Terminals centre station be finished any updates mate and by the way is the cladded Wall safe they are not the same material that was used in apartment fire in the UK hope not

[@TransportVlog]

Thanks! Ballast, rails and a few sleepers have now appeared for platforms 13 and 14. This will be featured in my next multi-station update which should be out during next week. Highly unlikely! Since the Kings Cross fire in London, all materials used are designed to be fire-resistant. The fact that the Chalmers Street entrance survived the Surry Hills fire so well is testament to the materials used.

[@maikeliRAIWALUI]

I was in Sydney in February when i went to the Australian Museum for the Gold of the pharohs exhibit and did the big bus tour and Castlereagh Street was a mess along with Martin place I got a photo of the tower on Castlereagh street but it was still nearing completion

[@TransportVlog]

Yes it's been like that for quite a while! Much better now, with the high hoardings removed.

[@josephhall1049]

I dont know about the eye of Sauron staring at me everytime I pass or enter the station

[@airlineshow]

Not clear whether there will still be a direct connection from the mlc building food court to the station, as was previously the case

[@TransportVlog]

No there won't be unfortunately, and that's because an agreement couldn't be reached with the MLC centre over who would look after it. I explained this in more detail in my earlier Martin Place Explained Video. here is a link to it - kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5uThmyVnNllY9E

[@airlineshow]

@@TransportVlog thank you Paul. It’s a good example of how commercial drivers don’t always align with public amenity

[@ankurwalia1195]

Hi Any updated indication on the start date for metro connection from chatswood to city?

[@TransportVlog]

No, still middle of this year. My understanding is that the exact date will be announced about 6 weeks before.

[@paulburgess-qr9rx]

Hi Paul another great video Question is it a gate free transit between the metro platforms and Martin place platforms and just a little thing have you got any ideas of when services might be starting

[@TransportVlog]

Hi Paul, Yes, it is gate-free between Metro and Train platforms, as long as you go via the passageway from the Arrivals Hall, and not up the main escalators. Still officially, the "middle of this year" with an exact date to be announced about 6 weeks before.

[@paulburgess-qr9rx]

@@TransportVlog thanks Paul appreciated , just one other thing that caught my attention you mentioned a passage way to hunter street from Martin place I was under the impression that the hunter street arcade had closed because of construction for the western metro unless this is a new pedestrian walkway to hunter street

[@TrainsForNSWVlogs]

Nice

[@TransportVlog]

Thanks

[@74_pelicans]

Hey mate, do you know a rough estimate when it'll open? Want to plan a trip to come to Sydney to visit this project

[@TransportVlog]

The official statement continues to be "the middle of this year", so could be anytime from June to September. My understanding is that the exact opening date will be announced about 6 weeks before, and I'm sure it will be in the news when the date is announced.

[@michaelenriquez577]

Have they announced exact date of opening?

[@TransportVlog]

No, still middle of this year. My understanding is that the exact date will be announced about 6 weeks before.

[@MrMomo182]

The artwork at the entrance reminds me of the INGSOC logo.

[@TransportVlog]

Interesting comparison!

[@suchdevelopments]

😄Good day from Lismore, NSW. What other station? I will visit it when I come down in December.

[@TransportVlog]

By December, the whole metro line will be open, so you can visit all of them!

[@suchdevelopments]

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[@typhon36]

Is that an 'Eye of Sauron on LSD' public artwork?

[@TransportVlog]

Possibly!

[@Boucs13]

Is there a pedestrian to Wynyard from the new metro station?

[@TransportVlog]

Not at this stage, but there will be when Hunter Street station opens as part of Sydney Metro. Martin Place, Hunter Street and Wynyard stations will all be linked together.

[@petertullemans]

Would interesting to know how much all this upgrade cost to existing martin place train station and the new metro station and overhead highrise tower above cost

[@TransportVlog]

I don't know the cost details, but the new commercial developments would have helped pay for the cost of the station.

[@gizdonk]

Will the new metro run 24/7 or late on weekends?

[@TransportVlog]

Probably not 24/7, but certainly late on weekends, with last trains at similar times to Sydney Trains services.

[@Ben-l7z9m]

6:51 I think the folks in New Zealand are claiming a set of escalators on the Auckland City Rail Link will be the Southern Hemisphere’s 2nd longest after Sydney at 40m length

[@TransportVlog]

That's interesting! If the Central and Martin Place escalators are almost the same length, then that might push Auckland City Rail into 3rd place and Perth Airport Station into 4th!

[@Ben-l7z9m]

@@TransportVlog they mention it in this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qojEhqNvl614bMUsi=9C8JGouWB6E5CxVO

[@BaileyStephens_2002]

I will try the new Sydney Metro lines if I come down to Sydney by wondering down the streets in the largest CBD city in the future. I don’t know when… but I have to find out when time passes and 2025 kicks off.

[@TransportVlog]

Nice! - I'm sure you'll enjoy a few days in Sydney.

[@markleon411]

The weird thing is, if you want to go to Central, you can take either the train or the Metro. Seems like duplication.

[@TransportVlog]

Hi Mark, yes that's true, but one of the reasons for the Metro is to take the pressure off existing lines and stations, including the Eastern Suburbs Line. It also makes sense to have interchanges at Martin Place and Central.

[@strikerbowls791]

Or the light rail. More options are a good thing

[@HenryKlausEsq.]

It's all in the name. Wouldn't be very Central if you bypassed it to avoid duplication.

[@andrewmarks4640]

What do you need…….Escalators, very long and heavy escalators, with lots of Macquarie bank branding.

[@metricstormtrooper]

That artwork looks like it was stolen from Hundertwasser, and not in a good way

[@alimfuzzy]

I think there were some shady dealings with this getting built. It's not a coincidence a certain bank bought 50 martin place when this was still in the drawing boards, and no firm location "officially" set, as well as buying certain properties around the city. Id also be suspicious about any artworks in sydney cbd as a certain lord mayor pushes artists, all friends, to get maximum cost on that and then some how gets a lot of "donations".

[@en_tee]

The modern art is a bit gross

[@jasonlee244]

Thanks for the diligent update! I feel this is more useful than anything from Transport NSW 🥲 that brown brick screeeams 80's to me though!

[@TransportVlog]

Thanks Jason. As the Calvin Harris song goes "it was acceptable in the 80s"

[@matthewciappara6506]

I am so looking forward to the opening, thanks Paul for this extensive update.

[@TransportVlog]

You're very welcome Matthew