Extent of Sydney's Bankstown Line closure revealed in government report

By Matt O'Sullivan
Updated February 28 2017 - 2:08pm, first published 1:28pm
The Bankstown Line will be converted to carry single-deck, driverless metro trains. Photo: Simon Alekna
The Bankstown Line will be converted to carry single-deck, driverless metro trains. Photo: Simon Alekna

Commuters face the closure of Sydney's Bankstown Line for up to two months each year for five years from 2019 and more than the usual number of shut downs at weekends to allow for construction of a new multibillion-dollar metro train line.