Waterloo’s new metro station opens

NSW Premier Chris Minns outside the new Waterloo metro station, three kilometres south of Sydney city centre. Video via AAP.

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00:00 This station and the Metro line will transform Sydney.

00:03 It will be, for the first time, an opportunity for Sydney's

00:06 scientists to see where their taxpayer money is being invested

00:09 for the future of this city.

00:11 And it is remarkable.

00:13 There's a brand new, state-of-the-art Metro station

00:16 that will cut significant travel times for those that want to work

00:20 and live in this great place, but haven't been able to connect

00:23 with different parts of the city prior to today.

00:26 As a result of this Metro line opening in the next few months,

00:30 you'll be able to get a train from, or sorry, a Metro from here

00:33 to Central in just two minutes, to Chatswood in just over 15 minutes,

00:38 which is a major change and a significant difference

00:42 to how it's previously operated.