The prototype carriage will allow the metro’s future passengers to evaluate the experience, as well as enabling manufacturers, engineers and designers to validate and fine-tune the final trains, which are slated to go into production this month.
Sydney saw around 9.7 million passengers in Q2 2024, including 3.8 million international and six million domestic passengers, with total passenger traffic up 6.4 per cent on Q2 of 2023.