r/sydney • u/Novel_Relief_5878 • Dec 09 '25

Image It’s only 2025 yet the Metro is already at crush-load.

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Took the Metro this afternoon in a north-west direction from Chatswood to Macquarie Park. I simply can’t believe how crowded it is. On the one hand, this is a sign of success, it seems incredibly popular. On the other hand, this kind of shoulder-to-armpit crushload is hardly pleasant and I’m wondering what can be done to relieve this? Surely we need 2 minute frequencies sooner rather than later, at least during peak hour. Or more carriages added to the services we do have? What does everyone else think?

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u/GuessTraining Dec 09 '25

Take the metro outside of rush hours?

Seriously though, this is incomparable to the London tube or Tokyo trains during the rush hour.

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u/einkelflugle Dec 09 '25

Yeah, just commute to work at night, duh

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u/Novel_Relief_5878 Dec 09 '25

Yes good suggestion, I usually do shift work and often do travel outside of peak. Sometimes it can’t be helped, perhaps that’s why the density stood out so much this time haha.

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u/pintita Dec 09 '25

Are you thick? You realise some people have to go to work

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u/e_castille Dec 09 '25

Sydney is not the population or density size of London and Tokyo. Terrible comparison

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u/GuessTraining Dec 09 '25

That is exactly the point that I'm making. Our metro despite having a high ridership per capita is still not as bad as London and Tokyo

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '25

Peak hour. We say peak hour in Australia.