Sydney Metro Architecture & Art Walking Tour - Small Group

Explore 6 metro stations
from Waterloo to Victoria Cross

Starting at Waterloo Station, visit 6 of Sydney's newest metro stations via Central, Gadigal, Martin Place and Barangaroo to Victoria Cross. At each station, your guide spends about 15 minutes explaining the architecture, engineering and design. Everything is viewed from public areas used by passengers every day.

Hear hidden stories at Waterloo and Central

Learn about artefacts archaeologists found beneath Waterloo, including children's toys, marbles, a telegraph transmitter and a unique floor paved with old beer bottles. At Central, hear how the metro platforms were built beneath a working railway station, including a temporary platform built in just 23 days.

See underground spaces carved by giant machines

Discover how giant roadheaders carved Gadigal Station's cavern out of sandstone, and the engineering used to protect heritage-listed 50 Martin Place while building a new station beneath it. Hear about "Kathleen", the 975-tonne machine that tunnelled under Sydney Harbour, and the remarkable woman behind her name.

Finish with the digital sundial at Victoria Cross

At Victoria Cross, admire "Sundial", a 12-metre digital artwork that reflects the time and seasons using bushland imagery and changing light. Learn about driverless trains, platform screen doors and modern station technology, and how public art and materials connect each station to its local history and identity. The tour ends at Victoria Cross Station.

※ The order of stops and schedule are for reference only and may change depending on local conditions.