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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Benita Kolovos with photography by Asanka Brendon Ratnayake

Melbourne’s ‘spectacular’ Metro Tunnel stations are finally finished. Here’s what they look like and what’s next

A general view of the beaming at the platform level of Town hall station during a visit to the Metro Tunnel Train line on the 4th of October 2025 in Melbourne Australia.
Melbourne Metro Tunnel’s Town Hall station, now complete, features high ceilings adorned with red beams. Photograph: Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/The Guardian

The final two stations of Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel are complete, paving the way for the long-awaited project to open by the end of the year.

The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, held back-to-back press conferences on Sunday and Monday to announce the completion of Town Hall and State Library stations, joining Anzac, Arden and Parkville stations, which were handed over to Metro Trains in April.

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