Sydney’s M1 metro extension to Bankstown opens after long delays and cost blowouts
The conversion of a 130-year-old rail line cost $10 billion and its shutdown disrupted commuters for more than two years
The long-awaited M1 metro extension to Bankstown opens on Friday, ending more than two years of disruption for southwest Sydney residents and capping a project that saw cost estimates nearly double to $23 billion for the full Chatswood-to-Bankstown line.