{
  "id": 15949605,
  "title": "‘Huge moment’: long-awaited extension to Sydney’s metro line to open next week",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/huge-moment-long-awaited-extension-to-sydneys-metro-line-to-open-next-15949605",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T20:01:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/22/sydney-southwest-metro-extension-opening-friday-chris-minns"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The south-west metro extension will open on Friday 30 October, more than two years after the former T3 heavy rail line closed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A long-awaited extension to Sydney’s metro line will open on Friday next week, bringing an end to more than two years of replacement buses for residents in the city’s south-west. In a video shared on Instagram on…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Opening date locked in for final stage of Sydney’s M1 metro line",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/opening-date-locked-in-for-final-stage-of-sydneys-m1-metro-line",
        "published": "2026-10-21T19:20:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Opening date locked in for final stage of Sydney’s M1 metro line",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/opening-date-locked-in-for-final-stage-of-sydneys-m1-metro-line-15943182",
        "published": "2026-10-21T19:20:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "‘Huge moment’: long-awaited extension to Sydney’s metro line to open next week, Minns reveals",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/huge-moment-long-awaited-extension-to-sydneys-metro-line-to-open-next",
        "published": "2026-10-21T20:01:54.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}