The Melbourne Metro Project will deliver a new rail line across Melbourne CBD, featuring two nine-kilometre tunnels and five new underground stations at Arden, Parkville, CBD North, CBD South and Domain. The project will route trains independently from the City Loop, and increase capacity on Melbourne's train network. Sixty five new high capacity metro trains will run on the line.
The project will be delivered as five separate works packages, including:
- early works
- tunnel and stations works
- rail infrastructure works
- rail system works, and
- wider network enhancement works.
In the 2023-24 Victorian Budget, a new $238 million ‘Metro Tunnel readiness’ project was also announced for enabling infrastructure works and facilities to support the tunnel network integration and future operations.
Key Dates
2025 | Expected Construction Completion |
Procurement
Procuring Agency: | Rail Projects Victoria |
PROJECT HISTORY
Apr 2015 | The Victorian Government announced $1.5 billion in early planning for the project. |
Apr 2016 | EOI's opened for the project |
Aug 2016 | The Victorian Government has announced three consortium have been shortlisted to deliver the $6 billion Tunnel and Station package. The package will be delivered through an availability Public Private Partnership. |
Dec 2017 | The Victorian Government announced the Cross Yarra Partnership, comprising Lendlease Engineering, John Holland, Bouygues Construction and Capella Capital, had been awarded the $6 billion Tunnels and Station package. Separately, the Government has announced that CPB Contractors and Bombadier Transportation have been awarded the High Capacity Signally contract. |
May 2023 | In the 2023-24 Victorian Budget, the project was allocated $1.7 billion for FY2023-24, and the total estimated cost increased by $281 million to $12.6 billion, with the Government citing ‘COVID-19 related payments’ as the reason for the increase. A new $238 million ‘Metro Tunnel readiness’ project was also announced, with $204 million allocated in FY2023-24. |