New Sydney Metro Set to Service 37,000 Commuters Every Morning

The first driverless trains left the newly completed city section of the Sydney Metro early on the morning of Aug. 19. The very first left Tullawong Station at 4:38 a.m., with New South Wales (NSW) Transport Minister Jo Jaylen posting images online riding on the initial service. The $21.6 billion (US$14.4 billion) train line beneath the Sydney central business district (CBD) had originally been set to open in July, but safety checks required additional time. NSW Premier Chris Minns described the new rail line as a “big step forward.” “This is a massive piece of transport infrastructure, and in part, credit should go to former Premier Mike Baird, his successor, Gladys Berejiklian, and her successor, Dominic Perrottet,” he said in a statement....