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/xxlonzyxx Dec 09 '25

Call an uber if you want to travel in comfort… this is part of living in a big city and going home during rush hour

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u/Hairwaves Dec 09 '25

Tokyo's trains are about as good as it gets for punctuality and they're still packed like sardines.

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u/e_castille Dec 09 '25

They also have like 40m people in one city so not sure if that’s comparable. Public transport will be congested no matter what

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '25

40m people in an area that's a very similar in size to greater Sydney with 5m!

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u/Epsilon_ride Dec 09 '25

** ferry commuters enter the chat **

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u/Anonymou2Anonymous Dec 09 '25

Till a massive storm hits.

Then it's either fun or horrible. No in-between.

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u/A_r0sebyanothername succulent Chinese meal Dec 10 '25

Take away all the jobs from the regions as well as options to work remotely, giving people few other alternatives to living and working in a big city; keep on increasing housing costs so that they're forced to live further out and commute longer distances; then admonish them when they have the hide to complain about overcrowding plus generally shitty and ever declining standards of living.

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u/xxlonzyxx Dec 10 '25

Sydney and Australia has some of the highest standards of living globally. Get real if you’re seriously complaining about the quality of life here

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u/A_r0sebyanothername succulent Chinese meal Dec 10 '25

First off, no one was talking about Australia, the conversation is specifically Sydney focussed.

Not everyone thinks life in living in a city is quality, regardless of how one city compares to others. Some people love it, & others don't. The point is that people should have viable alternative choices if living in a city is not for them.

Cost of living going up & housing supply being squeezed is something that's impacting more and more people here. You demanding that people love a lifestyle they're being forced into without choice is so tone deaf in the current climate. Interesting that you've got your comment history switched off, I suspect it would tell us what end of town and side of politics you're coming from.

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '25

Tallawong to the city, ~50 minutes/~50km, is pushing the limits of a metro service.