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New Boot Camp artwork graces Scott Alley as the Metro Tunnel prepares to open
These boots were made for walkin’; and that’s just what they’ll do; one of these days these boots ... are going to pique your curiosity and lead you down Scott Alley!
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Hundreds of drivers ready to drive through the Metro Tunnel
The Metro Tunnel is another step closer to opening later this year, with nearly 500 drivers now trained and ready to take passengers through the tunnel and five new stations.
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New Metro Tunnel artwork raises awareness of threatened species
If you take a peek down Scott Alley off Degraves St as you go about your day in the CBD, you might notice a colourful – and wild – addition.
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Thousands celebrate Track Work at Anzac Station
The Metro Tunnel Project team hosted its first major music event inside a station on Sunday, June 15, as more than 3000 people descended on Anzac Station for Track Work – Music From the Underground.
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Creativity and construction: Metro Tunnel artists feature at Design Week
The Metro Tunnel is much more than a rail project – the new stations feature world-class art and design, bringing creativity, art and construction together to create something truly meaningful and enduring in our urban environment.
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More Metro Tunnel milestones ahead of 2025 opening
Trains have travelled more than 100,000km inside the Metro Tunnel – the equivalent of two-and-a-half trips around the Earth’s circumference – as operator Metro Trains takes over management of the project’s three completed stations.
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Melbourne’s beloved Campbell Arcade set to reopen
A call has gone out to potential tenants to fill Campbell Arcade’s quirky shopfronts, signifying that work on the much-loved Melbourne icon is almost complete.
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Hundreds of drivers trained to drive through Metro Tunnel
More than half the drivers needed for the new state-of-the-art Metro Tunnel have now been trained, in another step towards opening the tunnel and stations to passengers later in the year.
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The Metro Tunnel completes its biggest trial yet
The Metro Tunnel has completed its most significant “dress rehearsal” yet – trains making more than 2600 trips across 10 days as part of trial operations.
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Major retailers filling up Metro Tunnel’s stations
The Metro Tunnel’s new train stations won’t just get you from A to B, they’ll also be making sure you’re properly fuelled with a coffee or a snack.
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Community gets a sneak peek at Anzac Station
Anzac Station was abuzz earlier this month as community members, businesses and Metro Tunnel staff came together to celebrate the finished station.
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Metro Tunnel celebrates third station milestone
It’s officially three down, two to go on the Metro Tunnel Project.
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Pushing the Metro Tunnel to its limit
Test trains have run through the Metro Tunnel for the first time carrying the weight of a full passenger load – but without a passenger in sight.
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Birds and butterflies bring colour to Scott Alley
A city alleyway is an unlikely location for butterflies and bowerbirds – but take a stroll off Flinders Lane and you might find just that.
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Metro Tunnel architecture in the spotlight
Melbourne architecture enthusiasts were treated to an insider’s view of the Metro Tunnel’s spectacular new train stations during Melbourne’s Open House weekend.
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Impressive progress at Parkville
Major construction at Parkville Station is now complete, as the opening of the Metro Tunnel in 2025 draws nearer.
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State Library Station is taking shape in the heart of the CBD
New images have revealed the massive progress taking place on State Library Station deep beneath the CBD as part of the Metro Tunnel Project.
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A rockin’ Metro Tunnel relic for the archives
You don’t need to be a rockhound to appreciate the latest addition to the State Library of Victoria’s collection of historical artefacts.
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First Metro Tunnel station complete
The Metro Tunnel has moved a major step closer to opening with construction of the first of five new underground stations now complete.
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Your chance to be part of Melbourne’s train transformation
Metro Trains is hiring more than 100 station staff to work at the Metro Tunnel’s five new state-of-the-art stations, opening in 2025.
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