Commuters at one of Sydney’s new Metro stations have spoken out about an overwhelming stench, describing the foul odour as a mix of sewage and vegetables
A commuter noticed the smell at Victoria Cross Station in North Sydney on Thursday and asked Sydneysiders on a Facebook post: ‘Why does Victoria Cross Station smell like cabbage?’
Many commuters quickly agreed with the woman, writing they had also noticed the questionable smell at the new station.
‘I walked through this afternoon and noticed the same thing,’ one wrote.
‘So glad I saw this – I was there an hour ago and started to get very concerned it was me,’ a second added.
‘I thought someone was cooking broccoli,’ a third declared.
A commuter asked passengers on social media why the new, aesthetically pleasing Victoria Cross station (pictured) on Sydney’s Metro line smelled ‘like cabbage’
The new station has had restaurants spring up around it and is part of the new driverless network (pictured)
‘Smells like sushi,’ another claimed.
‘It was stinky today. I thought it was a sewage smell,’ a fifth added.
Another shared a simple theory about the source of the awful smell.
‘This is wet concrete. Smell of a newly built underground.’
A second added: ‘It’s like 30m underground and there are toilets down there – so I would guess that’s the issue.’
Sydney’s new driverless Metro System that runs under the city and cost a whopping $21 billion took seven years to build.
Stage two of the train network between Chatswood and Sydenham includes four new Metro stations, including Victoria Cross – and had its opening delayed by two weeks to August 19.
Multiple factors had contributed to the delayed opening of the new line, including industrial action and problems on the existing north-west section of the line which left passengers stuck for hours.
It forms part of a wider rollout of metro services across the city that combine to constitute the nation’s biggest public transport project.
The final bill for the Sydney Metro City and Southwest line is expected to cost about $9billion more on its initial price tag.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Sydney Metro at Transport NSW for comment about the stench.
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