Victorian Minister of Transport, Jacinta Allan, revealed the final design for Melbourne Metro Tunnel scheduled to be opened in 2025. The five new stations, known as North Melbourne, Parkville, State Library, Town Hall and Anzac, will draw on the local character of each location in their design and layout.
“The final designs for the Metro Tunnel’s five new underground train stations will deliver the best passenger experience in stunningly designed and spacious settings. The Metro Tunnel will deliver five new architectural landmarks for Melbourne and the turn-up-and-go train system our city needs,” the minister said.
The new stations will combine functionality, space and natural light with the latest in public transport infrastructure design. The designs make station layouts as easy as possible for passengers to navigate, whilst ensuring the structures and their surrounds set a new benchmark in architecture, sustainability and urban design.
The new station designs will also deliver a number of new parks and open space, bicycle facilities and community plazas. A pedestrian underpass beneath St Kilda Road will significantly enhance safety. Designs for the Metro Tunnel stations and their surrounds are a collaboration between leading architects Hassell, Weston Williamson and Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners.
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