00:00Deep beneath the new-look Martin Place station, the Premier took on the role of commuter-in-chief.
00:08He'd been promising a train every four minutes during the peak.
00:14Now it was time to deliver.
00:16Chris Mins and his transport minister were heading for the harbour,
00:19and after a brief stop at Barangaroo,
00:23the Metro hit its stride.
00:28That's right, we're just about to go under the harbour.
00:30Trains on this stretch are being tested to see if they can cope with the real-life timetable
00:34ahead of the opening sometime in August.
00:36After arriving at Crow's Nest in just seven minutes,
00:39Jo Halen was confident commuters would be content.
00:43We are talking about fast journey times,
00:45just three minutes from Barangaroo through to North Sydney,
00:48or 15 minutes from Central Station to Chatswood.
00:52This link means passengers can go all the way from the north-west to the city without changing at Chatswood,
00:58although the lower section from Sydenham to Bankstown is still more than a year away.
01:03While this is a good news story for the Labor government,
01:06the truth is most of the work was done under the Coalition.
01:09It was a pet project of Gladys Berejiklian,
01:12so will the former Premier be invited to cut the ribbon?
01:15I wouldn't go that far.
01:18I want to make it clear that former Premiers will be invited to the opening of this line.
01:24That's really important to acknowledge.
01:26Let's be honest, most of this was completed under the previous term of government.
01:30Labor says it's also about $9 billion over budget,
01:34but there's little choice now but to get on board.
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