In this 10,000 subscriber special video, I take an in-depth look at the new North-South Concourse that opened at Sydney's Central Station on 29 May 2023.

I start with a few clips from opening day and then show you the 3 ways into the North-South Concourse, including from Central Walk.

I'll then cover some of the architectural and design features that helped make it looks so fabulous, and talk about how this was built using a cut and cover technique that was very different to the construction of Central Walk.

The opening of the North-South concourse at Sydney's Central Station also includes 4 new escalators and 1 lift. These all go to platform 12 and will in future serve platform 13 as well. So I take a ride on all of these, and show you a sneaky shortcut to platforms 1 to 11 that is not signposted!

It's then on to the Sydney Metro Lifts and Escalators, which are the longest in the southern hemisphere. You'll get to see glimpses of the Central Station Sydney Metro platforms for the very first time! And that includes seats, signs and next train displays!

I then cover the station facilities, an archeological display and the amazing floor artwork called "All Alongside of Each Other" by Melbourne artist Rose Nolan. I even reveal all the phrases, and I had to make good use of the Platform 12 lift and escalators to do that!

Sydney's Central Station just got a whole lot bigger, as a result of this once in a life-time upgrade! Enjoy learning all about this in this video!

Chapters *
0:00 Introduction and opening day
1:16 Flash back to Nov 22 and April 23
1:57 Northern Concourse entrance
4:16 Central Walk entrance
5:07 Southern Tunnel entrance
5:42 Design Features
8:05 Central Walk & North South Concourse construction differences
9:03 Platform 12 escalator and lift rides
14:32 Platform 14 escalators and lifts (and track laying update)
15:37 Lifts and escalators to the Sydney Metro platforms
21:05 North South concourse facilities
22:00 Archaeological Display
23:49 "All Alongside of Each Other" Floor Art by Rose Nolan
26:44 Before opening clips

Mentioned in this video *
The 42 new escalators - explained in this video -    • Sydney Central Station Upgrade - Cent...  

Other Related Videos *
Opening of Central Walk (south side) - Nov 22 -    • Sydney Central Station Update - Part ...  
Opening of the rest of Central Walk - April 23 -    • Sydney Central Station Upgrade | Cent...  
Central Station Update Playlist (10 videos) -    • Central Station Upgrade (for Sydney M...  

Credits and Attribution *
Open Streetmap - Map Data © OpenStreetMap contributors: https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright

Sydney Metro Gallery - Lots of construction photos and artist impression images in there.
https://www.sydneymetro.info/gallery

Athletics Track by Malcolm Koo (mk2010) under a CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons license via Wikimedia Commons - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Link to image - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

The lovely music playing in the Archaeological findings section is by Jimena Contreras and is called "World´s Sunrise". You can listen to it in full via the link below.

   • Jimena Contreras - World´s Sunrise [N...  

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Equipment and Applications *
Cameras
iPhone 11 (most footage)
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 camera (for the serious zoomed in close-ups!)

Microphones
DJI Mic (when filming)
Blue Yeti Microphone (for voiceovers)

Editing Software
Final Cut Pro

Maps created using Affinity Designer

Disclaimers *
Accuracy
I do my best to make the commentary in these videos as accurate as possible by checking facts on the internet and other sources. However, sometimes the information isn't available, so I'll use my railway knowledge and insight to explain something to the best of my ability. If accuracy is important, do check the comments, as other viewers will often pick up on things I've missed or any mistakes made. Also note that for older videos, things may change over time, causing some of the information to become out of date.

Construction Sites, Maintenance Facilities and other Private Property
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