Sydney skyline gets shake-up as towers face wrecking ball for new metro stations

By Matt O'Sullivan
Updated November 23 2015 - 9:13am, first published 8:12am
Driverless trains will ply the metro line from Sydney's northwest to the south via the CBD.  

 Photo: Supplied
Driverless trains will ply the metro line from Sydney's northwest to the south via the CBD. Photo: Supplied
Best known as home to high-end jeweller Tiffany & Co, the 22-storey building at 39 Martin Place will face the wrecking ball. Photo: Wolter Peeters
Best known as home to high-end jeweller Tiffany & Co, the 22-storey building at 39 Martin Place will face the wrecking ball. Photo: Wolter Peeters
A map of the new metro line from Sydney's north-west to the south-west via the CBD.
A map of the new metro line from Sydney's north-west to the south-west via the CBD.
Sydney Metro project director Rodd Staples equates the construction of the new stations to "keyhole surgery" compared with past projects. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Sydney Metro project director Rodd Staples equates the construction of the new stations to "keyhole surgery" compared with past projects. Photo: Edwina Pickles
The proposed Victoria Cross station.


Sydney Metro - Victoria Cross Station.jpg
The proposed Victoria Cross station. Sydney Metro - Victoria Cross Station.jpg

Sydney's skyline is in for another major overhaul as 19 buildings in the central business district – some as high as 22 storeys – face the wrecking ball over the next two years for construction of train stations for the $10 billion-plus metro line beneath the city.

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