{"id":45818,"date":"2026-07-07T08:20:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T08:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/45818\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T08:20:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T08:20:06","slug":"western-sydney-airport-line-trains-arrive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/45818\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Sydney Airport Line trains arrive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Western Sydney Airport Line trains have begun arriving in Sydney, with the first of 12 new units delivered for the Sydney Metro \u2013 Western Sydney Airport Line.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railway.supply\/western-sydney-airport-line-trains-arrive-in-sydney\/img_3624\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-183090 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-183090 size-full\" title=\"Western Sydney Airport train arrives in Sydney\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img_3624.webp\" alt=\"Sydney Metro Western Sydney Airport train being unloaded after arriving in Sydney\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"  \/><\/a>The first Sydney Metro \u2013 Western Sydney Airport train is unloaded after arriving in Sydney. Photo: Sydney Metro \/ Transport for NSW<\/p>\n<p>The trains are being produced by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sydneymetro.info\/article\/first-airport-metro-trains-arrive-sydney\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Siemens Mobility at the company\u2019s manufacturing site in Vienna, Austria<\/a>\u2060.<\/p>\n<p>Each train consists of three separate carriages. To reach Australia, the carriages are moved by specialised cargo vessel, with the sea journey normally taking from 45 to 61 days.<\/p>\n<p>Western Sydney Airport Line trains reach Orchard Hills<\/p>\n<p>The first train travelled 23,000 kilometres from Vienna to Port Kembla. After arrival, its carriages were transported separately by truck to Sydney Metro\u2019s new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sydneymetro.info\/station\/orchard-hills-stabling-and-maintenance-facility\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stabling and Maintenance Facility at Orchard Hills<\/a>\u2060, where the train was assembled.<\/p>\n<p>The new trains include features intended to support high-volume passenger movement to and from the airport, including people with luggage and travellers with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Passenger features include accessible centre aisles around 30 centimetres wider than those on M1 Line trains, with space for luggage also provided beneath seats.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/www.railway.supply\/septa-fiscal-year-2027-budget-avoids-fare-hikes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SEPTA Fiscal Year 2027 budget avoids fare hikes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Airport passenger features and onboard design<\/p>\n<p>High-resolution screens inside the trains will show real-time flight information through a direct data feed from the airport.<\/p>\n<p>Each carriage includes several seating layouts, including forward- and rear-facing seats for groups, conventional sideways seating, designated wheelchair spaces and accessible areas. Every train also provides four bicycle storage spaces.<\/p>\n<p>The seat upholstery is another design element of the new trains. It was created by Indigenous artists Leanne Watson Redpath, Tina Barahanos and Alexandra Byrne (BBR).<\/p>\n<p>The artwork is based on ancient pathways and cultural journeys across Dharug Country. It was selected to reflect the communities located along the metro route.<\/p>\n<p>What will change for passengers?<\/p>\n<p>The Western Sydney Airport metro line is designed to connect St Marys, the new Western Sydney International Airport and Bradfield City Centre, giving airport users a direct link into Sydney\u2019s wider public transport network. Sydney Metro says the 23-kilometre line will be able to carry up to 7,740 passengers per hour in each direction, with a 15-minute trip from Airport Terminal to St Marys, where passengers can connect with the T1 Western Line.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railway.supply\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News on railway transport<\/a>, industry, and railway technologies from Railway Supply that you might have missed:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Western Sydney Airport Line trains have begun arriving in Sydney, with the first of 12 new units delivered&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":45819,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[5001,6323,34321,34556,247],"class_list":["post-45818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sydney","tag-australia-railway-transport","tag-metro","tag-procurement-of-railway-rolling-stock","tag-siemens-mobility","tag-sydney"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45818\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}