Final track work to connect the Metro Tunnel to the Sunbury Line is now complete, and the project is getting ready to move to the next phase – testing trains in the tunnel.
Crews worked around the clock for 2 weeks during late June and early July to lay more than 300m of track and connect the line at the Metro Tunnel's western entrance in Kensington. High-capacity signalling and power equipment was also installed and tested.
There is now 97km of continuous track from Melbourne’s north-west to south-east, via the new twin 9km rail tunnels under the city. The Metro Tunnel eastern entrance in South Yarra was connected to the Cranbourne/Pakenham Line in January.
The work also marks the completion of the $1.8 billion Sunbury Line Upgrade 6 months ahead of schedule.
The Metro Tunnel will allow Sunbury Line passengers to travel all the way to Cranbourne or Pakenham without getting off the train, and access 5 new underground stations when the city-shaping project opens to the public.
