Anzac railway station

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Anzac
Future PTV rapid transit station
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Anzac station entrance under construction viewing from Anzac Station Interchange Tram stop, December 2022
General information
Location St Kilda Road
Melbourne, Victoria 3004
City of Melbourne
Australia
Coordinates 37°49′59″S144°58′20″E / 37.8331°S 144.9722°E / -37.8331; 144.9722
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains (projected)
Line(s) Sunshine–Dandenong
Platforms2
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusUnder construction
Fare zone Myki Zone 1
Website Anzac station
History
Opening2025 (scheduled)
ElectrifiedYes (1500 V DC overhead)
Services
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Town Hall
towards Sunbury
Sunshine–Dandenong corridor
(under construction)
Caulfield
Track layout
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Anzac railway station is a rapid transit railway station on the Cranbourne, Pakenham and Sunbury lines, serving serving the Melbourne Central Business District in Victoria, Australia. When opened as part of the Metro Tunnel project, Anzac will be an underground premium station, featuring an island platform with two faces. The station will connect directly to the Anzac tram interchange at street level. Major construction commenced in April 2018, with completion in early 2025. [1]

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Originally announced under the working title of Domain, after the nearby Kings Domain, following a naming competition the station was named Anzac for the nearby Shrine of Remembrance and in honour of the Anzac spirit of "service and sacrifice". [2] Construction on the station commenced in 2018 using the cut-and-cover method. [3] [4] The station will provide a direct platform transfer to services on the busy tram corridor along St Kilda Road and will provide access to the nearby Royal Botanic Gardens and Albert Park.

Location

Anzac station is being built below St Kilda Road in Melbourne, and is planned to feature four entrances.

Anzac precinct

The station will also feature the first platform-to-platform connection between trains and trams in Melbourne, as half of all passengers are expected to interchange between the two modes of transport. [5] The Anzac Station tram stop opened to passengers on the 19 December 2022, [6] replacing the Domain Interchange which formerly existed on the same site prior to Metro Tunnel construction. The train station underneath remains under construction. [7] [8]

The station entrance features a large wooden canopy designed by RSHP, Hassell and Weston Williamson. [9]

Station layout

GStreet levelEntrances/Exits, Tram interchange
B1ConcourseCustomer Service, Retail
B2
Platforms
Platform 1  Sunshine Dandenong Line   towards Sunbury (Town Hall)
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 2  Sunshine Dandenong Line   towards Pakenham or Cranbourne (Caulfield)

[10]

Yarra Trams operates eight routes via the tram/train interchange

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