Sydney Metro is Australia’s biggest infrastructure project. When complete, Sydney will have 31 metro stations and more than 66 kilometres of new metro rail delivering a world-class transport solution for a global city. Serving 96 percent of Sydney’s train services, Central Station forms the backbone of the entire rail network. The upgrade has the capacity to accommodate 40,000 metro passengers every hour ? a 60 percent increase on current capacity.
This once-in-a-century upgrade has been delivered by Laing O?Rourke and designed by Woods Bagot in collaboration with John McAslan Partners.
Woods Bagot Principal and Transport Lead John Prentice says, ?The design vision and approach place the customer experience at the centre of the transformation.? ?The implementation of open spaces such as the new Northern Concourse roof and finishes, and Central Walk significantly improves circulation and station legibility, resulting in a station design that is easy and intuitive for all customers, irrespective of the mode of travel used.?
?The new metro and concourse insertions are designed to be purposeful, functional, and sculpturally rich to complement the historic qualities of the original station. The selection of materials establishes the proposals into their local context and provides a civic quality to the new station works,? Prentice adds.
The centerpiece of the upgrade is the construction of two new metro platforms, strategically positioned beneath existing Intercity p...