{"id":45033,"date":"2024-05-16T08:04:19","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T22:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/?p=116252"},"modified":"2024-05-16T08:04:19","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T22:04:19","slug":"major-construction-complete-at-parkville-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=45033","title":{"rendered":"Major construction complete at Parkville Station"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Major construction is complete on Parkville Station. The new station will provide easy rail access to Victoria\u2019s world-renowned health and education precinct when it opens to passengers next year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/span>Parkville Station is the second of five new state-of-the-art stations to be finished as part of the Metro Tunnel<\/a>. The station will transform travel for thousands of medical staff, patients, families, students, teachers and researchers who travel to the busy area every day.<\/p>\n

The station includes entrances directly outside the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and The University of Melbourne. It also has a 44 metre long pedestrian underpass beneath Royal Parade to make crossing the road easier and safer. Parkville Station features a 54-metre-long steel and glass canopy filling the concourse with natural light.<\/p>\n

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Over the past six years, hundreds of workers have built the station and the four station entrances, and installed 16 escalators, seven lifts and Victorian-first platform screen doors.<\/p>\n

Premier Jacinta Allan celebrated the milestone.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are two down and three to go on the Metro Tunnel stations \u2013 and we\u2019re another step closer to transforming Melbourne forever,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

A new\u00a0level-access tram stop on Royal Parade<\/a>\u00a0opened last year. This will allow people to easily switch between trams and trains when the Metro Tunnel opens in 2025.<\/p>\n

The station\u2019s landmark artwork\u00a0Vernal Glade<\/a>, by internationally acclaimed Melbourne artist Patricia Piccinini, was recently installed inside the main entrance.<\/p>\n

Minister for Transport Infrastructure Danny Pearson went on to further celebrate the occasion.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year\u2019s Budget investment will get the Metro Tunnel ready for kick-off \u2013 delivering the staff, station infrastructure and customer information on the ground to support day one and beyond,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Test trains have run around 18,500km so far as part of the Metro Tunnel\u00a0testing program<\/a>. Over the coming months, the project team will test Parkville Station systems to make sure everything works together. This includes passenger information displays, platform screen doors and ventilation.<\/p>\n

Work is continuing on the 3 remaining underground stations \u2013 State Library, Town Hall and Anzac. Construction on Arden Station finished earlier this year.<\/p>\n

With the Metro Tunnel on track to open a year ahead of schedule in 2025, the Allan Labor Government invested more than $233 million in the\u00a0Victorian Budget 2024\/25<\/em>\u00a0to prepare staff, systems, infrastructure, customer information \u2013 and more \u2013 for the tunnel\u2019s opening.<\/p>\n

This investment also includes standing up specialised \u2018hypercare\u2019 response teams on the ground from day one to ensure the Metro Tunnel runs smoothly for commuters from the moment it opens.<\/p>\n

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Crews are making excellent progress on train testing through the tunnels, with test trains travelling around 18,000 kilometres so far \u2013 longer than the distance between Melbourne and London.<\/p>\n

The Metro Tunnel will create an end-to-end rail line from Sunbury in Melbourne\u2019s north-west to Cranbourne and Pakenham in the south-east, while freeing up space in the City Loop and connecting all Victorians to jobs, healthcare and education.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Major construction is complete on Parkville Station. The new station will provide easy rail access to Victoria\u2019s world-renowned health and \u2026 <\/p>\n

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