Designs of Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel Stations Unveiled
The new Domain Station will be built below St Kilda Road and will include three entrances: one in the Shrine of Remembrance Reserve, one at the relocated Domain tram interchange, and another in the open space where the South African Soldiers Memorial is currently located.
The proposed entrance to Arden Station will be on Laurens Street with provision for a second entrance south of Arden Street. Parkville Station will have two connections at Melbourne University, and a third serving the hospital precinct at the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre.
The practice, in collaboration with John Wardle Architects, was also shortlisted in the Flinders Street Station Design Competition in 2012. The technical, planning and engagement advisor working with Grimshaw on the Metro Tunnel is the Aurecon Jacobs Mott MacDonald Joint Venture.
Early construction is expected to start in 2017 with major works on the tunnels and stations going underway by early 2018. The Metro Tunnel is expected to be operational by 2026.