Commuters at one of Sydney’s new metro stations have spoken out about an overwhelming stench, describing the foul smell as a mix of sewage and vegetables.
A commuter smelled the odor at Victoria Cross Station in North Sydney on Thursday and Sydney residents asked in a Facebook post: ‘Why does Victoria Cross Station smell like cabbage?’
Many commuters quickly agreed with the woman and wrote that they too had noticed the suspicious smell at the new station.
“I walked through there this afternoon and saw the same thing,” someone wrote.
“I’m so glad I saw this. I was there an hour ago and was starting to worry it was me,” added a second.
“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 the Sydney Metro line smelled ‘like cabbage’
Restaurants have sprung up around the new station and it is part of the new driverless network (photo)
“It smells like sushi,” claimed another.
“It stank today. I thought it was a sewer smell,” added a fifth.
Another shared a simple theory about the source of the horrible smell.
‘This is wet concrete. The smell of a newly built subsurface.’
A second added: ‘It’s about 30 metres underground and there are toilets so I guess that’s the problem.’
Sydney’s new $21 billion self-driving metro system that runs beneath the city took seven years to build.
The second phase of the Chatswood to Sydenham rail network includes four new tube stations, including Victoria Cross. The opening has been delayed by two weeks to 19 August.
Several factors contributed to the delay in opening the new line, including strikes and problems on the existing northwestern section of the line, which left passengers stranded for hours.
It is part of a wider rollout of metro services in the city, which together form the country’s largest public transport project.
The final bill for the Sydney Metro City and Southwest line is expected to cost about $9 billion more than originally stated.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Sydney Metro at Transport NSW for comment about the stench.