Waterloo chosen as preferred location for new Sydney Metro station
The NSW Government announced this morning that Waterloo has
been selected as the 31st railway station on Sydney Metro – Australia’s biggest
public transport project.
The Sydney Metro project team will now work closely with
stakeholders to finalise the exact location of the proposed station.
The local community will be kept up-to-date including in the
Environmental Impact Statement, which is expected to be released in mid-2016.
A metro station at Waterloo will make this rapidly growing
part of Sydney more accessible and take pressure off Redfern and Green Square
stations.
Transport for NSW will now look into improving public
transport at The University of Sydney through significant upgrades to Redfern
Station and improved pedestrian connectivity through Redfern and Darlington
associated with the Central to Eveleigh Urban Transformation Program.
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.
You can find out more details about the renewal of Waterloo
at: http://www.centraltoeveleigh.com.au/
Source: Waterloo chosen as preferred location for new Sydney Metro station