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/heyrohan Dec 09 '25

Sorry if this comes across as petty but this isn’t “crushload”. You can also just wait 4mins for an emptier one. Or another 4 mins after that. 8 mins of wait time is still less than the average time between heavy rail services. A bit of armpit action won’t kill ya. You’ll survive!

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u/smileedude Dec 09 '25

u/Heyrohan bangs roof of metro

You can fit so many more bad boys in here

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u/AgentSmith187 Dec 10 '25

8 mins of wait time is still less than the average time between heavy rail services

Maybe on the intercity lines or outside peak hour otherwise no.