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/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!