History
The North West Metro was a merger of two separate proposals, the North West Rail Link and the Anzac Line.
The North West Rail Link, was originally announced in 1998 as a heavy rail line for completion in 2010. This line connected to the Epping to Chatswood railway line, to service the Macquarie Park and Chatswood employment areas, and provide a connection to the city via the lower North Shore.
In 2007, the NSW Government floated its first metro line, the Anzac Line. This was a semi-official proposal and was described as an option being "actively explored by the government". It aimed to connect the City of Ryde and Inner West with the Eastern Suburbs.
In March 2008 the Government announced the North West Metro. This changed the NWRL from suburban heavy rail to metro, and extended the line to run all the way to the Sydney CBD using the Anzac Line plans as the basis for the section between Epping and St James. The metro took a more northerly route from Top Ryde to Epping so that it could join the North West Rail Link alignment, instead of terminating at West Ryde as in the original Anzac Line proposal. The section of the Anzac Line between St James and Malabar was proposed as the North West Metro's future extension project, the South East Metro.
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