Australia's largest public transport service will take foodies and families alike on a culinary express journey and has one state minister craving a Vietnamese pork roll.
Almost a decade after the NSW project was initially announced, Transport Minister Jo Haylen reckons the Sydney Metro City line is ready to satisfy the public's growing appetite starting on Monday morning.
"There's a Marrickville Pork Roll outlet at Victoria Cross (station) so we're taking the inner west all the way to the north shore," she joked on Friday.
Commuters can hop on at Chatswood in Sydney's north, where the metro train line runs under the city centre, and end the trip in Sydenham in the inner west 22 minutes later.
Along the metro's route will also be Melbourne's much-loved croissanterie Lune opening in Martin Place in late August, expected to draw crowds similar to its flagship store.
Six new stations and 45 "state-of-the-art" trains equipped to carry 1100 passengers will accommodate the thousands of people the minister expects will use the line on opening day.
Ms Haylen assured the service is approved by the National Rail Safety regulator and Fire and Rescue NSW, following safety concerns over emergency access.
She said the opening of the nation's largest public-transport project was the biggest change to Sydney since the Harbour Bridge.
Workers will be across the network and on the trains from Monday to help guide confused passengers.
"This is a game-changer for how people will be able to move around," Ms Haylen said.
The metro is Sydney's first fully step-free service, providing more accessibility for people with disabilities and older Australians.
It forms part of a wider rollout of metro services across the city and has taken more than seven-and-a-half-years to build.
A Sydney Metro West line will connect the city centre with Parramatta, while a third project will connect St Marys in western Sydney to the region's new airport.
