Anzac railway station

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]

Anzac
Future PTV rapid transit station
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″S 144°58′20″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains (projected)
Line(s)	Sunshine–Dandenong
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Connections	Tram Bus
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Under construction
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Anzac station
History
Opening	2025 (scheduled)
Electrified	Yes (1500 V DCoverhead)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Town Hall towards Sunbury Sunshine–Dandenong corridor (under construction) Caulfield towards East Pakenham or Cranbourne
Track layout Legend to Town Hall 1 2 to Hawksburn

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 the 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

G	Street level	Entrances/Exits, Tram interchange
B1	Concourse	Customer 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)

^[11]

Transport links

Main article: Anzac Station tram stop

Yarra Trams operates eight routes via the tram/train interchange

• : Melbourne University – Malvern East^[12]
• : Melbourne University – Malvern^[13]
• : Moreland – Glen Iris^[14]
• : Melbourne University – Kew^[15]
• : West Coburg – Toorak^[16]
• : Melbourne University – Brighton East^[17]
• : Melbourne University – Carnegie^[18]
• : Melbourne University – Camberwell^[19]

Gallery

• 
  Acoustic shed on St Kilda Road to mask excavation noise during construction of Anzac station,
  June 2020
• 
  Detail of the wooden Anzac station entrance canopy during construction, December 2022

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

External links

Media related to Anzac railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons