With twin nine-kilometre tunnels, five deep-level stations, advanced signalling and a high-capacity communications-based train control system, the Melbourne Metro tunnel is a $15 billion piece of infrastructure set to reshape how commuters move through the heart of the city. Four tunnel boring machines excavated simultaneously from both western and eastern portals. The machines operated at pressures up to three bar to maintain face stability through complex Coode Island Silt and Melbourne mudsto

Watch this cool time lapse video of the Melbourne Metro Tunnel CBD dig, which archaeologists hope will find pioneer John Batman's cottage. The dig has already uncovered many antique items. More >>> https://trib.al/sMjHqoK | Herald Sun

Stopping all stations! 🚆 With tunnelling now complete and works well underway to construct five new underground stations, we’re on track to bring you the Metro Tunnel. Once complete, the Metro Tunnel will connect Melbourne like never before, untangling the City Loop to enable more trains more often. | Metro Tunnel

Metro Tunnel on Reels

What did you get up to in 2023? Here are our highlights … ✔️ Track laying complete ✔️ Multiple test trains running through the Metro Tunnel ✔️ Stations fitted out with platform screen doors, escalators, lifts, lighting, wayfinding and architectural features ✔️ New accessible tram stops opened at Parkville and Anzac stations ✔️ Parkville Station main entrance canopy on Grattan Street complete ✔️ 6 massive concrete beams craned in for State Library Station’s main entrance ✔️ High-capacity signalli