Sydney Metro Vlog 31: Martin Place Metro Station FIRST LOOK

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Sydney Metro Vlog 31
On Sunday 5th May 2024, Sydney Metro hosted a community open day at the soon to be open Martin Place Metro Station.
This station is part of the extension of the current metro line from Chatswood to Sydenham via the Sydney CBD.
This line is expected to open mid this year.
This video shows a walkthrough Martin Place Metro Station.
#sydneytrains #sydneymetro #travel #travelvlog
Filmed on 5/5/2024

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

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[@Andaer11]

Out of curiosity, is there a Sydnham video (coming ?)

[@MrAnsairDude]

@@sydneytrainsvlogs 👍

[@samab7891]

There are so many projects that will and have Transformed sydney Throught to 2030. Really has been such a massive construction boom - Barangaroo - Westconnex and Sydney Gateway - Sydney Metro and Metro City - Tech Central - Sydney Light rail - New Fish markets - Quay Quarter and new buildings at circular quay currently under construction - Harbourside and upcoming cocklebay wharf upgrade. - WSA

[@curiosity341]

* parramatta light rail north connex, western harbour tunnel to add...but noticed all these projects was planned and started the previous government. We are still yet to see a project by the labor party

[@damaster98]

One of the staff said that at 5:13 behind the black wall where the guy was standing, is meant to be the pedestrian walkway to the future Hunter Street metro station for Sydney Metro West. Will be able to connect all the way to Wynyard Station.

[@krislawry]

Mate, I overheard Peter Regan the Sydney Metro Chief Executive say that the next Community Open Day will be at Crows Nest station in about 3 weeks time.

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Cheers mate! Hopefully i can make that one

[@dashcamfanatics]

What an amazingly beautiful station. We had a look this afternoon.

[@lukemoore5367]

Martin place looks good I can't wait to see all the stations between Chatswood to Sydenham Bankstown I love it it's so fantastic new stations between Chatswood to Sydenham Bankstown

[@TheTrumanII]

Yes Very Impressive to See it All Laid Out, AND, Btw.....Your PlayList "Relax" Tracks is AWESOME, I am your FIrst Subscriber, Excellent Lineup of Chill Sounds.....Dude...Thanks...!! ;p

[@DandamanV]

Uh.... wow! I can't believe it. It actually looks really amazing. This is the kind of public transport Sydney needed years ago.

[@elephantfeet280]

The last time we were down Sydney at martin place was 2006 - 2007, was when my mother had to see the eyes specialist at the eye hospital there at Martin place at the train station it didn't have lifts going to station or concourse. Now they have fitted them in. Thank you for showing the updates.

[@Zergcerebrates]

I am so impressed with this station. It so beautifully designed.

[@rotorookie]

Thanks for getting this out so fast Phil. Anyone who has experienced the Elizabeth Line in London will know where the ideas come from!

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

No worries mate! :) Oooh i want to visit London and check out the Elizabeth Line!

[@Beeblebrox6868]

I saw the Elizabeth Line in January and while I absolutely can see many similarities, I actually think Sydney's is just a bit nicer! The level of throroughness in comprehensive design, the way everything works together to make a single great experience - I think it's up there with the very best in the world!

[@omgski]

No comparison. Elizabeth line stations look like a hospital

[@MaxS-hn8we]

Elizabeth line isn’t even a metro

[@74_pelicans]

I mean how many ways Is there to present a tube between concrete and glass

[@Beeblebrox6868]

That was super quick! I saw several vloggers there and wondered who would be first online. What a fabulous series of spaces this station has! And I satisfied the one bit of curiosity that had bugged me for so long - how the new platforms and concourses _really_ connect with the existing Martin Place station.

[@TonBen2000]

Thank you so much. A great introduction to what will be a very busy station.

[@tranmere292]

Thanks for the grand tour, Phil. The Metro is, in my opinion, a great improvement to Sydney's infrastructure. It will make moving around the city so quick and efficient. The stations are works of art and I was particularly impressed with Barrangaroo. As a regular guest of the Langham Hotel on Kent St I have had a bird's-eye view of its construction site so was very impressed to see what was below the ground (and water!). Can't say I'm quite so impressed with Martin Place but I will reserve judgment until my next Sydney visit after the line opens when I will follow in your footsteps and tour the lot.

[@smaruf8449]

I'd love to meet you one day.

[@Aarav_Vispute]

WOW IT IS AMAZINGLY GOOD 🎉🎉🎉 It is so big and like a future airport with metro and spaceship all in one 🎉

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

It’s one of my favourite Sydney Metro Stations :)

[@harrygroundwater2590]

@@sydneytrainsvlogsSame

[@ForTheBirbs]

Good stuff Phil! I was there pretty much to the end (2pm). You missed the free ice cream in the arvo! I think there were around 4000 visitors

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Cheers mate! Oooh ice cream would have been so cool! Lol :)

[@Coastal603]

Nice station! I look forward to riding the new metro once it opens. A bit disappointing that they couldn’t time the opening right before Vivid or during Vivid, as it would’ve been a nice new way for crowds to travel to the city’s festivities with a brand new form of transport just opened.

[@Woodland26]

thank you for making it possible to see what's going on in the station. Soon, I can go directly from Cherrybrook station into heart of CBD. Do you think more T4 trains will stop at Sydenham to allow a continuation of journey to the south? If not I will change at Martin Place. I want to catch the express to Hurstville, and usually can't get on from Sydenham.

[@static-san]

It's been said already but I wonder if the designers got some design cues from London, particularly the Elizabeth Line (compare videos from Geoff Marshall and Reese Martin aka RMTransit). Hope Sydney Trains is thinking about to refresh the original part of Martin Place station!

[@MaxS-hn8we]

Source? There are many metros in the world to take inspo from.

[@static-san]

@@MaxS-hn8we Oh I'm sure there are. But it's videos of the Elizabeth Line that I've seen and saw a resemblance to.

[@KevinReed-pm6hl]

Great vlog, Martin Place looks massive great engineering feat by all who built it, reminds me of the Elizabeth Line in London. Thanks, Phil.

[@nimbinguy]

Great to see the improvements, sort of a shame I left Sydney 17yrs ago. On my bucket list to do this when in Sydney next!

[@Dreamer10888]

Sydney is too expensive now unless you earn $250k a year

[@korwnn]

Was too sick to attend, would've loved to see it in person

[@yamilikethisplsendme]

WOAH! I had no idea Australia was working on so much new rail, this looks like a Chinese city station, super clean, VERY big, looks incredible!

[@tdb7992]

How do you get to visit these stations - are there open days? I'm going to be in Sydney for a weekend in just over two weeks' time. I'd love to see one of these new stations in real life. Thanks so much for putting out these videos mate. It's so cool that Australia now has a proper metro. I believe that an escalator at Martin Place has now overtaken the escalators at Airport Central station in Perth as being the longest in the southern hemisphere.

[@mgp1203]

If you're subscribed to Sydney Metro they send notification of open community days. Usually you have to book a ticket for entry, but I've heard they've been letting people in free because ticket holders weren't able to show. I've been able to keep up just by following word from others. KZbin and Reddit have been good resources as well.

[@Telephone_studios]

Hey @sydbeytrainsvlogs, my father has been working on the entrance roller door here, he was worked on Crows nest, Victoria cross, abd Martin place. I went there not long ago and i saw the construction 🏗️

[@EricYu1]

6:26 this part looks like Central Station

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

A strong resemblance yes :)

[@Sydney2217]

Thanks for this quick and comprehensive walk around .

[@The-Mitchy-life]

Do Tuggerah train station I heard it has some big updates

[@Huckslay]

Another great vlog!! 💕

[@v666fromhell6]

I was also hoping to see the connecting corridor connecting both Sydney Metro concourses and the entrance of the corridor from the second Sydney Metro concourse to the Sydney Trains concourse.

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

I’ll capture it all when it opens. I asked a security guard if i could go back down and i was escorted out.

[@timtam53191]

There is a way at the end of the video to get back down to the platforms. You missed a whole pedestrain tunnel decorated with a light show that takes you from the southern concourse to the northern.

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Oh interesting! I asked one of the security and he said no, all good. I’ll capture it all when it opens :)

[@pamelahean5861]

Very impressive and very spacious

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

This place was incredible! The video doesn’t do it justice! It’s so so much bigger than the camera shows

[@thecrazygainerguy]

It's kind of giving mini Berlin hopbahnhoff. I like it.

[@anniemon]

Great views, but sadly you missed a bit….the retail corridor towards Martin Pl (far end closed today). See it @ 3:35 far right corner. LED lights in various shades of blue with animal noises from distant past. Hope that wasn’t just put on for today.

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Yes i missed that bit but i’ll get to it when the line opens in July/August :) The lights should continue as a feature :)

[@anniemon]

@@sydneytrainsvlogs not long to wait 😉

[@r-labs9357]

This one should be the most modern metro out rhere

[@raildoestravel]

The stations on the new line look so much fresher and metro-like compared to our current existing line

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

I 100% agree! So much more has gone into the new stations :)

[@tsetstransport]

I just left there! Pity I didn’t see you. Awesome video! :)

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

I kinda maybe screwed myself up lol I went up a set of escalators that were exit only and couldn’t get back in 🤣🤣🤣 I got all the footage and photo’s i wanted luckily! We will definitely catch up soon!

[@tsetstransport]

@@sydneytrainsvlogs Sounds good, yeah that was pretty confusing, luckily I was told to walk around back to the entry. See you sometime in the future! :)

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Anything i missed i’ll get when it opens, it wont be long :)

[@CockatooTransit]

@@sydneytrainsvlogs yeah same haha I just took the lifts back down

[@staryoshi06]

There was another stairway from the last area that goes into the sydney trains section. Must be linked up to that old tunnel that used to be for MLC?

[@MiltBrady]

Great job, Thank you.

[@SydneysNerdofTrains]

Martin place will soon be the new central station!

[@YishaiBarr]

Town Hall has more non-intercity passengers than Central already, if I'm not wrong.

[@SydneysNerdofTrains]

@@YishaiBarr really?? How so??

[@YishaiBarr]

@@SydneysNerdofTrains Actually, I double checked it. Town Hall was busier than Central in 2023. I mean, it makes sense, because Town Hall is a much more central location in the CBD than Central and Central gets a lot of its traffic from interurban travel, which helped it overtake Town Hall's numbers when it was the busiest station.

[@matthewciappara6506]

Great video Phil those escalators at Martin Place looked as long as the one at Sydney Central

[@calexu1986]

Looks like Elizabeth line platform of Liverpool Street in London except the digital screen

[@sebe7570]

It’s very spacious

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Oh very much so!

[@jonathanstrainvlogs8477]

Hey phill is went to Martin place metro for 1:10 session hope you enjoyed Martin place

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Hey mate :) Martin Place was amazing! I hope you enjoyed it also :)

[@BePartOfTheMagic]

That looks amazing

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

It’s one of the top 3 new Metro stations in my opinion :)

[@pm110978]

@@sydneytrainsvlogswhat’s your top station Phil?

[@SheikhMainuzzaman-ei2di]

Hey Phil can you please do Trainspotting at Wombarra and Coledale?

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Hey :) Down the track i’ll get there for sure :)

[@Inthemixmedia]

excellent

[@ItsNick1]

Nice Phil I’m heading there later today

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Have a great time! It’s an amazing station :)

[@omgski]

Gorgeous

[@shou839]

Thank you

[@suave-rider]

They let anybody in, even without tickets because so many booked but didn't turn up. Keep that in mind for future open days

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Oooh really? Yes to those who don’t have a ticket, keep that in mind :)

[@suave-rider]

@@sydneytrainsvlogs the ticketing is to limit total visitors but also spread them out. They do not look at your time slot when you turn up, nor are they fussed if you didn't book ahead. They are just casuals employed for open days

[@TheONCEKnownGamer_Train-nerd]

Congrats on 30k subs

[@strikerbowls791]

I booked a ticket but no one really checked it I just walked in

[@goodyearspokane]

The line should have had a stop at east Waterloo and then loop around to Sydenham with a Rosebery stop. The current Waterloo station is only a short walk from Redfern station

[@anthonysallis]

Looks very good. I hope I am not being too cynical, but, should we have to shelter there during a blitz, we'll be well better off than London was.

[@maestro_oz]

9:29 why is platform 2 on the left-hand side? does my head in 🙂

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Platform 2 is one of the upstairs Sydney Trains platforms haha :) It also depends what entrance to come into the station from :)

[@annoyedlemon]

with any luck they refurb the ESRL stations that are stuck in the 1970s

[@Chadtransportvlogs]

I saw you nice video

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Thank you matey! :)

[@pm110978]

Looking good Phil 👍

[@Roadrunnerz45]

did they really need to label it m1 for the metro line? why? presumably m2 will be the airport line but it is just not necessary i think.

[@MaxS-hn8we]

They number the train lines so why wouldn’t they number the metro lines?

[@GhostlineExpress]

Hey Phil is there a exact date of the opening for the metro M1

[@timtam53191]

At the moment there's a delay with handing the line over to the operator to complete the final stage of testing (trial running). Once trial running starts it'll take about 8 weeks then the line can open. So if trial running can start by late May/early June, the metro should be open by August.

[@GhostlineExpress]

@@timtam53191 ok

[@geoffreyhansen8543]

Are the grades on the Metro line much steeper than on the Sydney Trains' lines?

[@pgchase4578043026]

What is the "Hearing Loop Area?" Example at 9:55.

[@madnessdb]

Phil there’s majour delay today

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

What happened?

[@murraygosling2375]

How do you find out when the open days are on and getting tickets?

[@rodneyjeffery9726]

nice

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Cheers :)

[@jake8886]

When are the metros activated at Martin Place Station?

[@BigBlueMan118]

@13:37 the ESR wasn't running a terribly great frequency, only every 10min then 5min?

[@Sunnyflowers]

Hi phil, Just wondering if you by any chance know or have a date on when the new metro line will be open to the public to use. Thanks for taking us through martin place!!

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Hi there! No date yet but it will be by August i believe

[@Sunnyflowers]

@@sydneytrainsvlogs thanks!

[@Aarav_Vispute]

​@@sydneytrainsvlogsoh I talked with a employee and they say it will open in July

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

That’s so good!

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

No problem :)

[@petercollins939]

Hey Phil whenever you've done one of these Vlogs has there been any Metro trains doing testing. Just Curious.

[@Rob741741]

Where do they keep the Minotaur?

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 it’s lurking somewhere

[@kingsimba9513]

Lol Melbourne could never 😂

[@jdouble-l19978]

You uploaded a video four hours earlier today, Phil.

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Yes these open day videos go up a bit earlier if they upload quick enough

[@petitkruger2175]

where does that connection hallway above the platforms go? it was shown in the diagram at 4:39 and labeled 'pedestrian link'

[@timtam53191]

It links the northern and southern concourses at the beginning and end of the vid.

[@rsdworker]

@@timtam53191 yeah i saw on video (kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHeTg4qLf6-MgJI) its not accessible for wheelchairs? as i saw escalators there - its cant see on that side

[@timtam53191]

@@rsdworker There's a lift right beside those escalators you can't see in this vid.

[@nityaramani6097]

How long r they open today?

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

They were open until maybe 2ish

[@converserook7655]

What time was this

[@alimfuzzy]

When will it finally open?

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

By the end of August i’m hearing

[@jayfielding1333]

No drinks?! How weird.

[@BePartOfTheMagic]

give you a request to go Trainspotting if it’s okay with you could you go Trainspotting to Kembla Grange racecourse

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

It will be a while before i get back there but sure!

[@geoflewis204]

'Illuminati Confirmed' @19:40 .. LoL .. Thanks for the tour, I really enjoyed it .. Cheers

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Cheers for watching :)

[@Vaer0]

Architecturally this is the least interesting station, which is a shame. I would have thought with a big bank behind the development they would have put more into the project. It also seems to differ greatly from the other stations, there doesn’t seem to be anything unique for this metro station (placemaking and identity). In my opinion the station already looks very aged, and it’s not even open yet! The yellow sandstone concrete for the walls and poor form work of the ceilings is not a good look. Also, is the way finding signage different? The overhead signs are all rounded, I don’t remember this being the case elsewhere.

[@wnn.g1]

does it cost any money to go in

[@raildoestravel]

its free you just need to book a spot

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

It was free for today only. The line opens mid this year :)

[@raildoestravel]

The opening ceremony is gonna be more crowded than black friday sales

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Lol it was quite packed!

[@wnn.g1]

@@raildoestravel how do i do that

[@petertullemans]

Macquarie Bank happen to own the new metro overstation commercial high rise office tower adjacent to their exisiting HQ on Martin Place…. Funny that… explains why the finishes are so posh #banksters

[@michaellewis5171]

Why is it so BIG (and deep)? It is functionally no different to a station on the Picadilly line in London which is two enlarged tubes plus a bit of access space. It strikes me as a Taj Mahal, which is beautiful but not built for commuters in a hurry. There is almost enough unused space for a rock concert. It is a long way down and along to get anywhere. A station box designed for economical function here and at the other places, would work as well and would have reduced the cost of the project by $ Billions.(Thanks for the excellent video.)

[@timtam53191]

It's deep because it needs to clear all the building foundations, infrastructure and terrain in the CBD. It's big because it's built to be futureproof. Stations once built remain in use for more than 100 years and they decided it's safer and more economical to build bigger now, than to realise decades down the line that future growth has hit the station's capacity. Look at Town Hall station, built in the 1930s, but crammed and congested now. It's bigger than anything we're used to in Sydney, but elsewhere around the world like Hong Kong or Paris, stations of this size are pretty much standard. Check out Admiralty station in Hong Kong for example.

[@mgp1203]

Hardly. All busy stations should be built to accommodate large crowds like this. Just look at Town Hall and Parramatta. Decent size but overcrowding and congestion is a big issue.

[@michaellewis5171]

@@mgp1203 Yes, but there are only 2 tracks and no plans for more. I am not convinced on the need for the massive size. E.g. the long separation between the 2 lines, What's its purpose? I feel that "grandiose and extravagant " is an appropriate description.

[@cyberprince8272]

A great project by the former NSW Liberal Government ❤

[@AustNRail]

Should of been a standard guage railway with Sydney trains at the lead. Load of crap as a Sydney sider.

[@stevej02]

Horrific design of the architecture. Looks like it’s designed to oppress and be completely soulless.

[@JK-yf9sx]

How weird the world is. At the same time that light rail gets rolled out across the city with no platforms, no concourses, no retail outlets, the metro rail gets more slendiferous palaces than could have been imagined even in the golden age of railways. (And too bad if you have difficulty walking further than your frontgate).

[@Dreamer10888]

Can all the teenagers not vandalise this multi billion project…. And stop doing ur work of art on the rest of the train network!!

[@pastywhiteboy9393]

First non-bot account comment ;)

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Lol 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼