AUSTRALIA’S FIRST METRO CONNECTS AUSTRALIA’S ORIGINAL INNOVATION DISTRICT

When the first stage of Sydney Metro opened in 2019, thousands of Sydneysiders flocked to try the new service. Metro had an immediate impact around Macquarie University, Macquarie Park and North Ryde stations: reducing traffic, connecting our community and changing the demographic of the people who are attracted here.

Reducing traffic

Data from counters on the M2 motorway at North Ryde show that traffic volumes dropped when the first stage of Sydney Metro opened in May 2019 – and remain below pre-Metro levels today.

According to analysis by AECOM, 4,000 fewer vehicles were passing Macquarie Park on average per weekday after the Metro opened. This significant change follows year-on-year growth in the number of vehicles using the M2 at this location.

From April to September 2022following the construction of Metro, the global pandemic, and changes to the way people work – traffic at Macquarie Park has remained 5% below pre-Metro levels, reducing congestion in our area.

at North Ryde - all traffic

Connecting our new community

Sydney Metro is acting as a catalyst for more people to live within walking distance of a station within Macquarie Park.

Our residential population increased by more than a third in the five years to 2021, to a total of 11,071 people.