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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.
Start date Completion date Notes Melbourne Metro 2 West (Tunnel from Newport to Parkville via Fishermans Bend and Southern Cross) TBD Laverton and Williamstown Line Upgrade TBD Extension of Wyndham Vale Line to Black Forest Road and Connection with Werribee Line Early Planning 2018 TBC Part of the Western Rail Plan.
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 ...
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 ...
The Clifton Hill tunnel is the only tunnel able to operate as a full loop as the tunnel breaks off towards both Jolimont and Flinders Street after Parliament. [41] Previously this tunnel was used to operate the full time City Circle train line that ran on a permanent loop around the CBD, however in 1993 this service was replaced by the surface ...
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]
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.
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