The Metro West train line will be open to the public in 2030. (Supplied: NSW Government)Mr Mirarchi said he knew the metro was coming to Five Dock but its exact location came as "a bit of a shock".

Don't miss out on the headlines from NSW. Followed categories will be added to My News. After tunnelling through 4.3km section between The Bays and Five Dock over the past seven months at a rate ...

Even sans-Metro, Five Dock has long been considered a convenient location. Set 10 kilometres west of the CBD, with easy access via the City West link, the suburb boasts reliable bus services and ...

When the metro opens – scheduled for 2032 – the trip from Five Dock into the city will take around eight minutes. “The metro is a massive game changer,” Koundouris says.

As an engineering feat, the double breakthrough at Five Dock has put Metro West on the global map as the first project in the southern hemisphere to achieve a double tunnel boring-machine ...