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Callum Godde and Rachael Ward

Backflip on plans to charge pedestrians using underpass

Pedestrians won't be charged to use a tunnel that connects two new underground train stations. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Pedestrians will be able to travel between two underground train stations for free after a backflip on plans to charge a fiver for the 20-metre journey.

Walking between Melbourne Central Station and the new Metro Tunnel State Library Station was initially going to count as a trip on the state's public transport network, attracting a myki card charge.

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