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This article is about the planned rail tunnel. For the suburban train operator, see Metro Trains Melbourne.
Melbourne Metro Info Locale Melbourne Transit type Rapid transit Headquarters Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 
Diagram showing Melbourne's rail network, including former and planned lines
The Melbourne Metro is a planned metropolitan rail tunnel in Melbourne, Australia. The tunnels are proposed to travel from South Kensington railway station (north west of the Melbourne CBD) to Caulfield railway station (in the south east). The tunnel was announced in December 2008 as part of the Victorian State Government's Victorian Transport Plan.
The rail tunnel is proposed to be built in two stages, with the first stage extending from Footscray/South Kensington to the Domain Interchange, providing direct rail connections for the first time to the St Kilda Road business district, south of the Melbourne CBD, and relieving pressure on the many tram services currently running through the area. The Victorian State Government is also exploring the option of extending Stage 1 further south to Commercial Road, to expand the reach of rail services to more of the St Kilda Road commercial precinct. This stage is expected to cost in excess of A$4.5 billion and be completed by 2018.[1] It will be serviced by Sunbury (Sydenham) line services initially, which will no longer operate via the City Loop. Melton line services are also expected to use the tunnel when this line is upgraded to an electrified, metro service.
The Stage 1 (Melbourne Metro 1) rail tunnel would provide new stations at the Domain Interchange (tram interchange at the corner of St Kilda Road and Domain Road), and the Parkville university/hospital precinct (near Grattan Street or the Haymarket round about on Flemington Road), and would provide interchange opportunities at the Melbourne Central railway station and Flinders Street stations. An additional station option is to be explored at West Melbourne, and if Stage 1 is in fact extended to Commercial Road an additional station would also be provided here.
Stage 2 (Melbourne Metro 2) will involve the extension of the rail tunnel from the Domain (or Commercial Road) to Caulfield station. Once complete, this stage would allow Cranbourne line, Pakenham line and Frankston line services to run via the new tunnel, through the Melbourne CBD, and out to the north-west as Sunbury and Melton services. To date, the Department of Transport have not provided specific details on the proposed alignment, however they have outlined indicative locations of potential rail stations.
The Melbourne Metro is part of a package of major projects to increase capacity in the Melbourne rail network, particularly within the inner part of the network, to relieve pressure of existing service congestion and provide for an expansion of services to accommodate projected growth.
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Current status
External videos
Melbourne Metro Rail Tunnel - Detailed Animation Melbourne Metro Rail Tunnel - Overview Animation In June 2010, Infrastructure Australia, the Commonwealth Government appointed advisory body for major infrastructure investment, defined Melbourne Metro 1 as a "Ready to proceed" project in its report "Getting the fundamentals right for Australia's Infrastructure Priorities". The Commonwealth considers the recommendations of Infrastructure Australia when allocating budget priorities for major infrastructure provision.
The Commonwealth Government had previously provided $40–50 million to the Victorian State Government to undertake detailed route investigations for the rail tunnel. In July 2010, the Victorian Government announced the outcomes of these investigations, with the Melbourne Metro 1 tunnel proposed to terminate at the Domain Interchange, with new stations at Arden (North Melbourne), Parkville (Royal Parade and Grattan Street), CBD North (connected to Melbourne Central), CBD South (connected to Flinders Street Station) and Domain Interchange.
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Melbourne Metro Tunnel Legend
Werribee Line, Sydenham Line 
6.1km Footscray (FSY) Zone 1 
4.7Km South Kensington (SKN) Zone 1 
To Southern Cross Station 
Arden[2] (Proposed) Zone 1 Parkville (Proposed) Zone 1 
CBD North (Proposed, interchange with Melbourne Central) Zone 1 CBD South (Proposed, interchange with Flinders Street) Zone 1 Domain (Proposed, interchange with Domain Road tram interchange) Zone 1 
Unplanned stage two To Flinders Street 
10.6km Caulfield (CFD) Zone 1 Cranbourne, Frankston and Pakenham lines References
- ^ Cooper, Mex (8 December 2008). "More tolls possible as transport plan unveiled". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/national/more-tolls-possible-as-transport-plan-unveiled-20081208-6tna.html. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "Regional Rail Link and Melbourne Metro on track" (Press release). Victorian Government. 2010-07-12. http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/newsroom/11045.html. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
External links
- Map of the proposed metro network (PDF)
- 'Under City Rail Plan to cut Melbourne Congestion' - Herald Sun 9 Nov 2008
- Artist Impressions of metro stations
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