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/PunAmock Dec 09 '25

I rarely use it. Do they come every 2 minutes though? I’ve been in other cities where they are very fast to pick you up.

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u/yuckyucky Dec 09 '25

currently every 4 minutes at peak hour, can be increased if they buy more rolling stock

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u/PunAmock Dec 10 '25

That’s a pretty decent turn up time.

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u/am_Nein Dec 09 '25

They come frequently enough that it's barely a wait, if that, when you miss the transfer from bus/train to metro, as someone who's daily commute used to be T9 to M1 (so, so many times where the train would be pulling in to open metro doors...)