Sydney’s newest train line opens to crowds of metro fans

Hundreds of rail enthusiasts showed up at Bankstown station to ride the first service of a long-awaited extension to Sydney’s metro line, bringing an end to more than two years of replacement buses. The 4.31am train on the south-west metro extension left Bankstown on time, arriving at Sydenham, where the line previously terminated, just over 20 minutes later Metro-themed shirts, ‘We love public transport’ signs and a kiss at Bankstown: Sydney’s newest train line opens. Support Guardian Australia ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute?CMP=gdnaus_yt Sign up to Guardian Australia's free daily newsletters, the Morning Mail and Politics, really ► https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=gdnaus_yt Find or follow Guardian Australia: Website ► https://theguardian.com/au?CMP=gdnaus_yt Google News ► https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMNTrogswl_a6Aw Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardianaustralia TikTok ► https://tiktok.com/@guardianaustralia LinkedIn ► https://linkedin.com/company/guardianaustralia Threads ► https://www.threads.net/@guardianaustralia WhatsApp Channels ► https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaBW8Bn6hENlReOC9j0l Facebook ► https://facebook.com/theguardianaustralia Newsletters ► https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=gdnaus_yt Subscribe to the Guardian's other YouTube channels: The Guardian ► https://www.youtube.com/@theGuardian Guardian News ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardiannews It's Complicated ► https://www.youtube.com/@ItsComplicated Today in Focus Podcast ► https://www.youtube.com/@todayinfocuspodcast Politics Weekly Podcasts ► https://www.youtube.com/@politicsweekly Guardian Football ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianfootball Football Weekly ► https://www.youtube.com/@FootballWeeklyPodcast Stateside Podcast ► https://www.youtube.com/@statesidepodcast Science Weekly Podcast ► https://www.youtube.com/@ScienceWeeklyPod The Guardian Podcasts ► https://www.youtube.com/@theguardianpodcasts Guardian Live ► https://www.youtube.com/@GuardianLive