October 30, 2026 — 5:18pm

Pita Siganisucu could barely contain his relief on Friday.

The insurance worker from Greenacre was about to board the first-ever Metro service from Bankstown, after two years of commuting on replacement buses.

Pita Siganisucu is relieved at not having to take any replacement buses any more. Sitthixay Ditthavong

“I used to have an easy trip, train from Bankstown into Central. Then it became a bit of a nightmare; I had to take the buses and change over at Sydenham. And that nightmare consumed everything,” Siganisucu said.

“So I’ve been waiting for this for a while.…