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Woods Bagot and John McAslan and Partners

Built on the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation

After many years of inaction, railway infrastructure in the Sydney basin is undergoing its largest building boom since the creation of the City Circle line from 1926 to 1956. Sydney Metro is Australia’s biggest public transport project; by 2030, Sydney will have four metro lines, 46 new stations and a 113-kilometre standalone metro railway system. One part of this project is the Sydney Metro City and Southwest line – and one part of this involves tunnelling under Central Station, Australia’s busiest railway station, to insert two metro platforms.

This work has triggered the opportunity to upgrade the whole station with new entries, connections and circulation spaces; and to uplift the overall look and feel by making the facility more legible and

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