Anzac railway station

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Anzac
Future PTV rapid transit station
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View of Anzac’s Island platform in October 2024
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
Line(s) Sunshine–Dandenong
Distance12.34 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusUnder construction
Station codeAZC
Fare zone Myki Zone 1
Website Anzac station
History
Opening2025 (scheduled)
ElectrifiedYes (1500 V DC overhead)
Services
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Town Hall Pakenham line Malvern
Cranbourne line
Track layout
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Anzac railway station is a rapid transit railway station on the Cranbourne, Pakenham and Sunbury lines, serving the Melbourne CBD 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, and was completed in September 2024, with minor finishing works to continue until its opening in 2025. [1] [2]

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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". [3] Construction on the station commenced in 2018 using the cut-and-cover method. [4] [5] 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. [6] The Anzac Station tram stop opened to passengers on 19 December 2022, [7] replacing the Domain Interchange which formerly existed on the same site prior to Metro Tunnel construction. The train station underneath remains under construction. [8] [9]

The station entrance features a large wooden canopy designed by RSHP, Hassell and Weston Williamson. [10]

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 (Malvern)

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Yarra Trams operates eight routes via the tram/train interchange

Kinetic Melbourne operates one route via Anzac station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

References

  1. "Domain Station construction plans". Metro Tunnel. Melbourne Metro Rail Authority. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  2. "Major construction complete at Anzac Station". Victoria's Big Build. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  3. "Metro Tunnel Station Names". metrotunnel.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  4. Carey, Adam (5 November 2015). "Melbourne Metro to close busy city streets for up to three years, including Domain Road". The Age . Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  5. "Construction starts on new Metro Tunnel station | Infrastructure Magazine". infrastructuremagazine.com.au. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  6. "Anzac Station". metrotunnel.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  7. "Anzac Station opens to trams as Metro Tunnel hits first milestone". Beat. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  8. Minister for Public Transport (25 October 2016). "Metro Tunnel To Transform Melbourne's Tram Network". Premier of Victoria. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  9. Carey, Adam (25 October 2016). "Trams to head west, route 58 to be born in network overhaul next year". The Age. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  10. Thomas, Georgia (30 May 2018). "Designs for Metro Tunnel stations revealed | green magazinegreen magazine". green magazine. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  11. "Network Development Plan" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 December 2021.
  12. Route 3 Yarra Trams
  13. Route 5 Yarra Trams
  14. Route 6 Yarra Trams
  15. Route 16 Yarra Trams
  16. Route 58 Yarra Trams
  17. Route 64 Yarra Trams
  18. Route 67 Yarra Trams
  19. Route 72 Yarra Trams

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