In this video, I provide an update on the new Chalmers Street Entrance to Sydney's Central Station that is part of the Sydney Metro Project.

I'll explain how its progressed since my last Central Station update video that covered this entrance. Link to this video here -    • Sydney Central Station Upgrade | Cent...  

The new Chalmers Street Station entrance was due to open on Monday 29th May, but a major fire within the former RC Henderson Hat Factory Building that is between Randle Street and Randle Lane, caused some damage to this new station entrance.

This fire happened in the afternoon of Thursday 25th May, and this video includes some footage of the fire itself courtesy of ABC news and Fire and Rescue NSW.

I've included footage in the aftermath of this fire, so you can see the effect it had on the new Chalmers Street Station entrance, but also on the RC Henderson Hat Factory Building and former Ding Dong Dang Karaoke building that was savaged by this fire.

You'll also see footage of the Chalmers Street lower concourse from within Central Station. I'll reveal the escalators, lifts and opal ticket gates. And although the Chalmers Street entrance didn't open as planned on 29th May, a new toilet block nearby did open!

* Chapters *
0:00 Introduction
0:14 Chalmers Street entrance
2:08 Randle Lane rear entrance
2:42 Randle Street Fire on 25 May
3:34 Day after the fire, and the 3 buildings affected.
6:25 Chalmers Street Lower Concourse
9:12 New toilets
10:08 June footage of the 3 buildings affected by the fire.

* Footage used and mentioned in this video *
Sydney building fire causes chaos, flaming rubble thrown into street | ABC News -    • Sydney building fire causes chaos, fl...  .

Footage from major building fire in Surry Hills | Fire and Rescue NSW -    • Footage from major building fire in S...  .

Firefighters work through the night after fire destroys Sydney building | ABC News -    • Firefighters work through the night a...  .

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