A state-of-the-art train control hub that will be the nerve centre for services through the Metro Tunnel and on the upgraded Sunbury Line is up and running, bringing turn-up-and-go train services for Melbourne another step closer.
The Sunshine Signal Control Centre is purpose-built to support more frequent train services through the Metro Tunnel and is equipped with the new signalling technology that will allow Melbourne’s new fleet of bigger, better trains to safely travel closer together.
When the Metro Tunnel opens in 2025, High Capacity Metro Trains will use the new High Capacity Signalling system in the tunnel and on the new end-to-end Sunbury to Cranbourne/Pakenham Line. Communications equipment installed on trains and on the ground will transmit data in real time back to the control centres, where signal controllers will monitor train movements to ensure services are running safely and smoothly.
By taking Melbourne’s busiest lines out of the City Loop and through a new tunnel under the city, the project will create capacity for more than half a million extra passengers a week across the rail network.
Find out more about High Capacity Signalling.
