It was a paddock – nothing but grass and trees as far as the eye could see. But plans for this land at Luddenham in western Sydney envisioned a very different future: Sydney’s version of Silicon Valley. An artist’s impression of the planned Sydney Science Park at Luddenham. By 2027, a sparkling new Luddenham metro station will sit on the edge of this land. It was back in 2020 that locations were announced for the new Western Sydney Airport metro line stations.