*NEW* Metro Tunnel Construction Update Summer 2025 (Melbourne Railway Vlog 237)

[@Arjun_Emeralds]

Tbh whenever i see the metro tunnel entrances now in 2025, it just feels different compared to 2023 and 2024. Nice one! Also do you consider doing a video on the SRL project this year as it would be interesting.

[@scanspeak00]

Love your work! Will be glad to finally say farewell to the Fed square shed soon..

[@melbournerailwayvideos]

Thank you! Yes, it'll be great to have an unobstructed view again

[@michaelwyres]

Think of the London Underground, and how stations all typically look different - (particularly the ones that are *actually underground*) - they are made to look distinctively different so that people with reading difficulties - (ie: can't read the station names on platform signs) - can tell the stations apart. For example: "I need to get off at the red station". It's also why Flagstaff, Museum, and Parliament look so different from each other.

[@SM-yz5sj]

I was talking to my friend about Anzac Station today. Great timing

[@melbournerailwayvideos]

Hahaha what a coincidence!

[@kennethguevarra5711]

I feel like the colours of the station are meant to reflect the area. Blue for unimelb, red for rmit, green for the gardens

[@kingslj]

Thanks mate for your tunnel video update. I look forward to the opening of the tunnel & be able to travel & take some video footage

[@thex-wing]

Thank you very much for the lovely update and great video in my opinion I reckon it won't be until the end of the year judging by what I've seen in your video it's a long way off getting done at the moment despite train to running through the tunnel it will be interesting once it's all open because I can do my review on the stations

[@RealNotOrrio]

With the fed square entrance while its probably not going to open until late this year or early next year, the rest of town hall (excluding the osd) will most likely open earlier probably either in june or july, and fyi provisional acceptence is when most construction is expected to be complete so with a late april handover june-july is when im guessing we'll see the project open

[@melbournerailwayvideos]

Thanks for the great insight! I did hear someone else somewhere say that the Fed Square entrance might open later than the others, but forgot about it. June/July would be awesome if it eventuates!

[@hazptmedia]

June is a bit tight in my opinion

[@darylcheshire1618]

when the City Loop opened in the early eighties, the stations were opened in stages and trains ran past dark platforms. First was Museum (Melb Central), Parliament and Flagstaff was opened (seems) a long time later. I remember the comment that the stationss looked nicer than Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs Railway which were more utilitarian.

[@remyfarson6559]

It will be interesting comparing this to sydney metro. As a Sydneysider I look forward to trying it when it opens

[@thunderturbine8860]

I'll check this tunnel out when this tunnel opens (Despite me being on the Mernda line - it'll be a fun ride and will be amazing experience). Hopefully us on the Clifton Hill and the Burnley group passengers will receive a project similar to this and new trains soon

[@fleachamberlain1905]

Thank you. Metro should learn from you about how to make a meaningful update.

[@yiannisdanatzis2889]

I am guessing State Library will be the last station to be finished?

[@riyokat]

11.59pm. 31 December.

[@melbournerailwayvideos]

Hahahaha

[@carisi2k11]

So much construction left at 2 of the main stations in the CBD. Are you sure the metro will open in 2025?

[@melbournerailwayvideos]

I'm not, but the government is hanging their hat on it, and they have a pretty good track record of getting things done on time.

[@dylanshadowstar9779]

We may see it be a case of functional but not finished. Sort of like how some Skyrail stations would open and accept people but still have alot of work to do.

[@rjch0173]

It's entirely possible that the tunnel will open with only some of the stations open - when the city loop first opened, only Melbourne Central (then called Museum) was open. It took another year or two for both Parliament and Flagstaff (in that order) to open. However, I can't see the tunnel opening until at least one of Town Hall or State Library being ready to open. They'd have to have at least *one* station usable in the CBD.

[@clint2021]

Since when? Everything is way behind time​@@melbournerailwayvideos

[@bahn13223]

@@melbournerailwayvideosgo to marricville campsie hurlstone park dulwich hill punchbowl canterbury wiley park and bankstown

[@Luke-PlanesTrainsDogsnCars]

17:00 At LAST the MET livery has been updated into a simpler set of shapes ( not quite enough though!). @ 5:47 who ever thought this was a good look for the buses?...with livery, ads, route numbers & lights all jockeying for the limelight...usually covered in diesel soot. Two steps forward, one step back.

[@kippen64]

Some good shops would be great.

[@melbournerailwayvideos]

I think they released some of the names of the vendors that will populate the stations. I can't remember hearing anything special.

[@sulaysuliman]

I work within meters of Southern Cross station, I'm wondering what station will be closest to Southern Cross?

[@stefjh]

Probably have to change at Town Hall/State Library for City Loop or Flinders St. Viaduct service

[@darylcheshire1618]

in the fullness of time… I’m reminded of the episode in Yes Minister about a new hospital that had 500 staff and had no patients, but Sir Humphrey said it was efficiently run. So the new stations could have 500 staff but no passenger services for several months.

[@ivan_krazy]

Honestly, I feel like the opening date should be 2026 and not 2025.

[@wapphigh5250]

Lol started the video "at the South Yarra site"...where there should have been the initial station on the whole new line in the FIrst place! Instead we see the trains diving below one of the busiest locations (and public transport bottlenecks) in the central city area. What a complete FARCE. It was Dan Andrews who *totally* screwed up the decision not to put the first station at Sth Yarra! So the State gov needs to hurry up and FIX this debacle. Just MO!

[@dylanshadowstar9779]

How exactly would they fix it

[@wapphigh5250]

@@dylanshadowstar9779 There have been plans drawn for a new Sth Yarra station for a considerable time. Supported by the State opposition. This was the number one use case and design flaw of the entire project from day 1 so the State Gov transport authority has known about it for a decade. My personal opinion is to build over the top of the current area (where the trains 1st dive and tunnel down) - a bit like Federation square. Joining Toorak Rd at the old station - right across up until the Jam Factory area/Chapel St. And drop down to the trains below from the new station above at current ground level. Connecting the new with the old stations at the newly created "ground level" with interconnector flat escalator walkways like they have in modern airports. You could fund the project by selling off the new real estate footprint created for hi end retail, even apartments above. As this is one of the most prime locations in Melb. This concept also has the advantage of getting rid of the current "wasted space ugly gully" of tracks you see from the vantage point of the tunnels first taken in this video. The new station could be just about right where you see that first train in the video. Before it dives into the tunnel. Just needs some vision. Cheers.

[@brentonpoole4741]

@@wapphigh5250the platforms would not be level here, as the line dives underground?

[@MichaelSmith-px1ev]

Patience is wearing thin get it open already. Unfortunately unions have destroyed all Big Build operations. Over cost over budget and never on time. Ticketing systems terrible time to get rid of myki and use credit cards. Sydney metro going great guns. Melbourne so far behind

[@rhezalar]

Can you explain how unions have destroyed Big Build projects?

[@Lukas_Teo]

@@MichaelSmith-px1ev good news, the Metro Tunnel is likely ahead of schedule - now due for completion in 2025; its original completion was slated for 2026. No doubt this will make you happy.

[@kelstra1997]

Victoria's Big Build - goes hand in glove with Victoria's big debt.

[@malcolmmccaskill2311]

A net increase in population needs new infrastructure. As a society we are happy with the new houses or apartments to be funded by debt (paid for by future earnings), the new subdivision roads by debt worked into the land price, and the (small) growth area contribution by debt on the land price. But the State government is chided by for any debt taken on to fund the State-provided infrastructure of roads, railways, schools and hospitals. Each new house requires about $100,000 in new infrastructure but the Growth Area fund is only 10-20% of this, the remainder is either services expected but not provided, or debt taken on by the State. Melbourne's population has doubled since 1974 but only about 10 new rail stations have been added in this time. We need this new infrastructure and unfortunately don't have much choice other than to take on debt to do so. Most of us would like to purchase our first house debt-free, but reality is different, and it's the same at the State level.

[@melbournerailwayvideos]

Great balanced take Malcolm!

[@mal1760]

Not enough indigenous art in Melbourne, you’ve got to be joking?! It’s everywhere, unfortunately!

[@colbartus5273]

Cooker

[@wrwosster89076]

It’s everywhere??? Never let the facts get in the way … 😂😂😂

[@soulsphere9242]

So roads and car spaces in the inner city is wasted space, but patches of grass are good use of space? Right. The city is not the countryside. Space is at a premium, turning it into strips of grass helps no one. The ideological hatred of cars by transport enthusiasts is so insufferable. Both have their place. Leicester Street on the other side of University Square used to be two lanes with parking, but they reduced it to one, for no reason whatsoever except to spend rate payers money. You will be pleased to know that they demolished the lawn bowls club on University Square, turned it into a useless patch of grass and concrete and built a multi-story car park under it. So all that really happens is the parking is pushed underground. The cars are still there.

[@yasspillpharmacy]

wahhhhh nice green public space for people to enjoy, i want more asphalt to run cars on!!!

[@rjch0173]

Wrong. Green space in the city is at a premium. With proper public transport, cars in the middle of the city are the undesirable things. This movement is nothing new - look at the closures of Swanston St and the Bourke St mall to cars. Despite screams of protest that it would kill the local businesses, the exact opposite happened. Both of these are now much more vibrant and interesting places to visit - especially considering how seedy parts of Swanston St used to be.

[@soulsphere9242]

@@yasspillpharmacy No one is enjoying a little strip of grass next to the already existing big park. Use your brain.

[@soulsphere9242]

@@rjch0173 There is loads of green space around Parkville already, that is why it is called Parkville. Barry Street which is to be closed already runs along the park that is University Square. Thet don't need more park there. And what is your point about Swanston Street and Bourke Street? They aren't green space last time I looked, they are concrete and asphalt. Swanston Street isn't even really all that closed to traffic, parts of it are open to taxis and delivery vehicles and you can't really just walk on the road carefree.

[@rjch0173]

My point about Bourke St and Swanson St is that by closing two previously major thoroughfares, traffic in the city didn't grid to a halt and kill all the businesses in the area. Yes, Bourke St isn't a green space, but Swanson St is considerably more green than it used to be. My point is that making a city more walkabout makes the city more usable for more people than having cars choke the CBD.

[@TimBorg]

boycott Metro and this channel for using air horns as if we enjoy been insomniacs

[@StevenSmith0306]

The train line was around long before you were born