The Big Switch transforms Victoria’s rail network
27 Jan 2026From February 1, Victoria is seeing the biggest transformation of Victoria’s public transport system in more than 40 years, when the Big Switch takes place.
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Hop on board the Metro Tunnel Summer Series
22 Dec 2025As things heat up over summer, the Metro Tunnel continues to celebrate opening to passengers, with free pop-up performances and the chance to win Metro Tunnel merchandise and prizes in the leadup to the Big Switch on 1 February, when peak services will start through the tunnel.
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All aboard: Metro Tunnel open to passengers
3 Dec 2025Thousands of excited Victorians descended upon the Metro Tunnel’s five new state-of-the-art underground stations on November 30 as the project opened to passengers for the first time.
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New Boot Camp artwork graces Scott Alley as the Metro Tunnel prepares to open
29 Oct 2025These 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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Metro Tunnel to take first passengers in early December
14 Oct 2025The Metro Tunnel will open in early December with hundreds of new services a week as part of the Summer Start.
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Hundreds of drivers ready to drive through the Metro Tunnel
24 Sep 2025The 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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Community gets a sneak peek at Arden Station
17 Sep 2025Thousands of people have had an exclusive look inside Arden Station ahead of the much-anticipated Metro Tunnel opening.
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Franklin St reopened with Metro Tunnel station entrance
3 Sep 2025The first city street to be closed for Metro Tunnel construction – Franklin St – has reopened, as the project powers ahead towards opening later this year.
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New Metro Tunnel artwork raises awareness of threatened species
27 Aug 2025If 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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Anzac Station opens to the public for Open House Melbourne
6 Aug 2025Hundreds of lucky architecture buffs descended upon the Metro Tunnel’s new Anzac Station in July as part of the Open House Melbourne program, getting a rare glimpse of the space before it opens to the public later this year.
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Special Metro Tunnel tour for Melbourne’s rail pioneers
30 Jul 2025A group of Melbourne rail veterans have been given an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the Metro Tunnel – more than 40 years since their pioneering work on the City Loop.
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Metro Tunnel trials trains across the city
2 Jul 2025Saturday, June 21 marked a huge milestone for the Metro Tunnel Project, with trains running the full length of the line for the first time – from Sunbury, through the new Metro Tunnel to East Pakenham and Cranbourne.
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