The number of commuters boarding services on the final stage of the M1 metro line is forecast to be almost a quarter higher when it opens next year than the double-deck trains which previously ran along the rail corridor in Sydney’s southwest.

New figures show 8600 passengers are predicted to pass through gates at stations between Bankstown and Marrickville from 8am to 9am when the final stage opens – a 22 per cent jump on the 7030 commuters who used the line on average during the same period when double-deck trains operated.

Bankstown station is expected to have 2300 commuters walk on and off metro trains during the 8am-9am peak on weekdays, followed by Campsie with 1600 passengers and Marrickville at 1100.

The forecasts from Sydney Metro for the first day of services by driverless t

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