Silverwater has been repeatedly cited as the most likely location for a second stop,although Premier Chris Minns said Metro West was not contingent on the construction of a station there,noting that “there are concerns about that site”.
“We’ll keep an eye,an open mind about whether there are other locations,but obviously,we have to take into consideration costs and the potential uplift for new residences and new houses,” he said.
The plans for an extra station at Rosehill means the inner-city suburb ofZetland,which was frequently cited as a likely stop,has missed out.
Asked whether it was a missed opportunity not to extend Metro West to Zetland,Minns said he had to be “really realistic” about the amount of capital and debt the government had on hand to finance public transport.
The cost of extending the underground line to Zetland and building a station there has been put at up to $6 billion.
City of Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore said the decision not to extend the line to Zetland was “deeply disappointing and short-sighted in the extreme”.