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The Metro Tunnel, formerly known as Melbourne Metro Rail (MMR), is an underground rapid transit 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 ...
Melbourne Airport Rail, also known as SRL Airport, is a proposed heavy rail project, connecting the Melbourne CBD to Melbourne Airport at Tullamarine.The rail link will run through the under-construction Metro Tunnel, running 27 km (16.8 mi) from the airport to Town Hall station in the city centre with 12 km (7.5 mi) of new track between the airport and Sunshine station. [2]
This Metro Tunnel will create a new cross-city rail corridor, upgrading and connecting the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines in Melbourne's south-east to the Sunbury line in Melbourne's north-west. [24] Once complete the Cranbourne, Pakenham and Sunbury lines will be taken out of the City Loop, allowing for an increase in services on the ...
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.
The station entrance area is raised 150 centimetres (4 ft 11 in) to prevent flooding of the tunnel from the nearby Moonee Ponds creek. [16] The station was designed by RSHP, Hassell and Weston Williamson. [17] A permanent artwork is being created for the station by Abdul Abdullah as part of the Metro Tunnel project's legacy artwork program. [18]
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]