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  "id": 17096917,
  "title": "Sydney Southwest Metro opening LIVE updates: Relief for commuters as mega rail project’s final stage opens after two years of disruptions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/sydney-southwest-metro-opening-live-updates-relief-for-commuters-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T17:51:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/sydney-southwest-metro-opening-live-updates-relief-for-commuters-as-mega-rail-project-s-final-stage-opens-after-two-years-of-disruptions-20261030-p619nd.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "For commuters who have endured pink replacement buses for tyears, the opening of the final stretch between Sydenham and Bankstown could not come soon enough. Follow live.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Sydney Southwest Metro opening LIVE updates: Relief for commuters as mega rail project’s final stage opens after two years of disruptions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/sydney-southwest-metro-opening-live-updates-relief-for-commuters-as-17097137",
        "published": "2026-10-29T17:51:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "‘Awesome day’: all aboard Sydney’s new metro stations as the long-awaited extension opens",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/awesome-day-all-aboard-sydneys-new-metro-stations-as-the-long-awaited",
        "published": "2026-10-29T19:25:02.000Z"
      }
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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."
}