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and

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formed in September 2014. It operates the network with a fleet of 22 Alstom Metropolis trains under a 15-year contract. The three constituent companies are also partners in the

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joint venture, which has operated the Melbourne suburban network since 2009.

History

In June 2014, Northwest Rapid Transit (NRT), a consortium of Hong Kong-based

, John Holland,

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and

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, was selected by

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to build stations, procure trains and operate services on the

Sydney Metro Northwest Sydney Metro Northwest was a rapid transit project involving the construction of a rail line through the north-western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The line included the conversion of the existing Epping to Chatswood Ra ...

in a $3.7 billion

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. The contract was formally awarded by the

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in September 2014. During the construction, John Holland and

built new stations at , , , , , , and . As part of the consortium, MTR Corporation, John Holland and UGL Rail formed the Metro Trains Sydney joint venture in September 2014 to operate metro services when the line opened. The line opened on 26 May 2019, with MTS operating

Metro North West Line Metro North West Line is a rapid transit rail line in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The first–and currently the only line on the Sydney Metro network, it commenced operation on 26 May 2019, running between and . The line will be ...

services on the line.

References

External links

Metro Trains Sydney
website
Northwest Rapid Transit
consortium website

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