Parkville railway station

Parkville railway station is an under-construction rapid transit railway station on the Cranbourne, Pakenham and Sunbury lines, serving the inner-northern Melbourne suburb of Parkville in Victoria, Australia. When opened as part of the Metro Tunnel project, Parkville will be an underground premium station, featuring an island platform with two faces. Major construction commenced in April 2018, and was completed in May 2024, with minor finishing works to continue until its opening in 2025.^[1][2][3]

Parkville
Future PTV rapid transit station
The completed main and eastern entrance on Grattan Street, outside Melbourne University, September 2024
General information
Location	Grattan Street, Parkville, Victoria City of Melbourne Australia
Coordinates	37.7998872°S 144.9591705°E / -37.7998872; 144.9591705
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Sunshine–Dandenong
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Connections	Tram Bus
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	250
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Under construction
Station code	PKV
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Parkville station
History
Opening	2025 (scheduled)
Electrified	Yes (1500 V DC overhead)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Arden towards Sunbury Sunshine–Dandenong corridor (under construction) State Library towards East Pakenham or Cranbourne
Track layout Legend to Arden 1 2 to State Library

Parkville has been built below Grattan Street, between Leicester and Elizabeth streets, using the cut-and-cover method. The station will serve the large health and education precinct in the Melbourne suburb of Parkville, including the University of Melbourne, the Royal Melbourne Hospital and the Royal Women's Hospital.

The station connects Parkville to the metropolitan train network for the first time. Provisions have been made in the station design to allow for construction of the proposed Metro Tunnel 2, enabling an interchange between the two lines.^[4][5]

Design

An entrance signage near the north-east entrance, September 2024

The side view of the main and eastern entrance on Grattan Street, September 2024

The station was designed by RSHP, Hassell and Weston Williamson,^[6] and construction materials feature sandstone, steel, glass and bluestone.^[7]

The eastern and main entrance and lift access on Grattan Street, September 2024

The north-east entrance on Royal Parade, September 2024

The northern entrance on Royal Parade, September 2024

The south-west entrance on Grattan Street, September 2024

There are four entrances, two serving the University of Melbourne, one outside the Royal Melbourne Hospital, and the other in front of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.^[8] An underground walkway connects the entrances and four sets of lifts underneath Royal Parade, while the main station concourse lies beneath Grattan Street.^[8] The main entrance features a 50-metre-long steel and glass canopy, and a number of skylights provide natural light to the station concourse, which is clad on one side with green aluminium.^[8] Like other Metro Tunnel stations, exposed concrete is a key design element.^[8]

The station concourse features an artwork by Patricia Piccinini titled Vernal Glade, which consists of a large array of handmade Japanese ceramic tiles in natural colours.^[9]

Parkville Precinct

The northbound tram stop low floor platform on Royal Parade/Grattan Street intersection near Parkville station, September 2024

The southbound tram stop low floor platform on Royal Parade/Grattan Street intersection near Parkville station, September 2024

Parkville station is intended to become a "grand promenade" to connect the area’s health, research and education buildings.^[8] A new tram "super stop" has been provided on Royal Parade, along with realigned traffic lanes, bicycle lanes, bus stops, footpaths and pedestrian crossings.^[10] More than 250 bicycle parking spaces have been provided.^[11]

Station layout

G	Street level	Entrances/Exits
B1		Staff only
B2	Concourse	Customer service, retail, Royal Parade underpass
B3		Staff only
B4 platforms	Platform 1	→  Sunshine Dandenong Line  towards Sunbury (Arden) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 2	←  Sunshine Dandenong Line  towards Pakenham or Cranbourne (State Library)

^[12][13]

Gallery

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  Parkville station under construction, looking west towards Royal Parade, April 2019
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  The almost completed main and eastern entrance on Grattan Street outside Melbourne University, January 2024
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  New Grattan street western station entrance, looking east towards Royal Parade, January 2024
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  New Royal Parade tram stop, looking south towards Haymarket roundabout, January 2024
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  Escalator down to platforms
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  Walkway connecting the escalators to platforms
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  Detail of platform with test train running prior to the opening of the line, June 2024
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  Near-completed station entrance facing south down the royal parade, next to the University of Melbourne Medical Building, May 2024
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  The completed southern entrance lift access from Royal Parade, September 2024
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  The completed lift access on eastern entrance from Grattan Street, September 2024
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  An unwrapped station entrance signage near the main and eastern entrance on Grattan Street, September 2024
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  The lift and north-east entrance on Grattan Street/Royal Parade intersection, September 2024
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  The north-east station entrance signage on Royal Parade, September 2024

References

1. "Parkville Station construction plans". Metro Tunnel. Melbourne Metro Rail Authority. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
2. 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.
3. "Major construction complete at Parkville Station". Victoria’s Big Build. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
4. "Parkville Precinct Development Plan" (PDF). Cross Yarra Partnership. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
5. "Appendix B: Parkville Precinct Architectural Plans And Elevations" (PDF). Cross Yarra Partnership. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
6. "Updated Melbourne Metro Tunnel station design unveiled". Architecture Australia. 10 August 2021.
7. Callahan, Aleesha (30 May 2018). "Designs revealed for Melbourne Metro Tunnel project". Indesignlive. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
8. Build, Victoria’s Big (18 September 2023). "Parkville Station design". Victoria’s Big Build. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
9. Build, Victoria’s Big (3 February 2024). "Patricia Piccinini – Parkville Station". Victoria’s Big Build. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
10. "Parkville Station accessible tram stop now open". Victoria's Big Build. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
11. "Parkville Station - Metro Tunnel". Retrieved 13 May 2020.
12. "Network Development Plan" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 December 2021.
13. "CBD South Precinct Development Plan Appendix B: Architectural Plans" (PDF). Big Build Victoria. Rail Projects Victoria. Retrieved 5 May 2023.

External links

Media related to Parkville railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons