Sydney's Super Tunnel

Aug 12, 2020

The show kicks off with a dynamic taster of what the series has in store - namely the inside story of a crack team building a trailblazing, fully-automated metro system costing $50 billion.

Aug 19, 2020

We check in on our engineers encountering all manner of issues tunnelling through a minefield of existing infrastructure - skyscraper footings and basements, sewers, a graveyard, and rail tunnels.

Sep 2, 2020

Another super challenge looms, perhaps the greatest of the entire project - digging two tunnels beneath Sydney Harbour.

Sep 9, 2020

We follow architect Ross de la Motte, seeing that his vision for the stations has finally come to light. He has gone to great lengths to design stations that benefit from natural light and airflow.

Apr 3, 2025

An extension is now underway to get people into the centre of Australia's biggest city, including a new tunnel crossing deep under Sydney Harbour.

Apr 10, 2025

As Australia's largest transport project gets underway, we go back under Sydney Harbour to check out history in the making as the construction of the twin metro rail tunnels continues deep under the surface.

Apr 17, 2025

After the completion of 30km of tunnelling, workers prepare to build railway stations, lay tracks and test driverless trains; at Central Station, Australia's busiest railway station, Central Walk, the underground pedestrian subway comes to life.

Apr 24, 2025

After almost 10 years of planning, building and testing, involving more than 60,000 people from around the world, Australia's largest transport infrastructure project nears completion.