In June 2014,
Northwest Rapid Transit (NRT), a consortium of Hong Kong–based
MTR Corporation,
John Holland,
CPB Contractors,
UGL Rail and
Plenary Group, was selected by
Transport for NSW to build stations, procure trains and operate services on the
Sydney Metro Northwest in a $3.7 billion
public–private partnership. The contract was formally awarded by the
New South Wales Government in September 2014. During the construction,
John Holland and
CPB Contractors built new stations at , , , , , , and . As part of the consortium, MTR Corporation, John Holland and UGL Rail formed the Metro Trains Sydney joint venture in September 2014 to operate metro services when the line opened. ==References==