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The Metro Tunnel, formerly known as Melbourne Metro Rail (MMR), is an underground heavy rail project currently under construction in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.It involves the construction of twin 9-kilometre (5.6 mi) rail tunnels between South Kensington (north west of the Melbourne central business district) and South Yarra (in the south east) with five new underground stations.
Starting date Completion date Notes Sunbury / Cranbourne / Pakenham: Metro Tunnel: Under construction 2015 2025: Includes a turn back platform at West Footscray station. Completion date is moved from 2026 to 2025 Ballarat: Duplication of the Serviceton line between Caroline Springs and Melton: Completed 2017 2021
The Metro Tunnel project began in 2015, with early works commencing on the two central business district (CBD) station sites in 2017. [2] [3] In April 2017, City Square on Swanston Street was fenced off for the commencement of construction and staging works. [4] Major station works at Town Hall began in 2018. [5]
Start date Completion date Length Stations Description Metro Tunnel: 2016 2025 9 km 5 New CBD tunnel Melbourne Airport Rail: 2022 2032 20 km 2 Metro line branch to Melbourne Airport Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) 1: SRL East 2022 2035 28 km 6 Orbital metro line, Cheltenham to Box Hill 2: SRL North TBD 2043-50 32 km 7 Box Hill to Melbourne Airport
The first Metro Tunnel proposal gradually emerged in detail after the 2008 Eddington Report, which identified a new rail tunnel creating an end-to-end line from west to east through the city centre as a major priority for transport investment in Melbourne. In the period between 2008, when the tunnel was first envisaged, and 2016, when ...
The Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) is an automated rapid transit system under construction in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.The system is divided into four distinct sections. The two main sections, SRL East and SRL North, would eventually together form a single 60 km (37 mi) fully automated orbital metro line through the city's middle suburbs, with 13 stations between Cheltenham and Melbourne ...
Anzac railway station is a rapid transit railway station on the Cranbourne, Pakenham and Sunbury lines, serving the Melbourne CBD in Victoria, Australia. When opened as part of the Metro Tunnel project, Anzac will be an underground premium station, featuring an island platform with two faces.
Parkville railway station is an under-construction rapid transit railway station on the Cranbourne, Pakenham and Sunbury lines, serving the inner-northern Melbourne suburb of Parkville in Victoria, Australia. When opened as part of the Metro Tunnel project, Parkville will be an underground premium station, featuring an island platform with two ...