The New South Wales Government announced that Waterloo has been selected as the 31st railway station on Sydney Metro. A metro station at Waterloo will make this rapidly growing part of Sydney more accessible and take pressure off Redfern and Green Square stations.
The station will be built underground between Botany Road and Cope Street, south of Raglan Street, with discussions now underway with affected landowners and tenants.
The NSW Government will investigate a Special Infrastructure Contribution around Waterloo station to be reserved for the Sydney Metro project and associated infrastructure, under a similar model to the Parramatta Light Rail project.
Stage 2 of Sydney Metro – Sydney Metro City & Southwest – includes new twin rail tunnels from Chatswood to Sydenham and proposed new stations at Crows Nest, Victoria Cross (North Sydney), Barangaroo, Martin Place, Pitt Street, Central and Waterloo.
The Environmental Impact Statement will be released later this year, which will give the community the chance to have their say on the project.
“We’ve locked in a station location and we’re getting on with the job of delivering the next stage of Sydney Metro. This is a game-changing project for our city. The station at Waterloo is a key part of realising the area’s enormous potential and will make this rapidly growing part of Sydney more accessible and take pressure off Redfern and Green Square Stations,” Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance said.
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