Anzac Station

Station overview

Anzac Station will provide train access for the first time to St Kilda Road, including Melbourne's iconic Shrine of Remembrance, Royal Botanic Gardens, the Alfred Hospital and Albert Park.

The station will be Melbourne’s first direct tram/train interchange, taking pressure off Swanston Street trams and reducing travel times for up to 40,000 people who live and work on St Kilda Road.

The tram stop at street level will be linked by escalators, stairs and lifts to the station concourse and platforms directly below. Two more entrances at the edge of the Shrine of Remembrance and at Albert Road Reserve are linked by a safe, convenient public walkway under busy St Kilda Road.

From Anzac Station you will be able to catch trains:

towards the CBD and Sunbury Line via the Metro Tunnel, next stop Town Hall Station
to the south east, next stop Malvern Station on the Cranbourne / Pakenham Line.

Map of the Anzac Station precinct highlighting 4 entrances with lift and escalator access. One is located near the Shrine of Remembrance Reserve, another at the Albert Road Reserve. Two more are located at the Domain train/tram interchange on St Kilda Road. There are 2 bus stops and 2 tram stops at the Domain interchange, northbound and southbound on St Kilda Road. Bike lanes are on St Kilda Road, Albert Road, Park Street and Domain Road.

Anzac Station location

Station design

Anzac Station’s distinctive timber canopy is 85m long and 23m wide. It’s designed as a pavilion in the park that blends into its leafy surrounds. The canopy sits on massive steel columns up to 17m above the station concourse with skylights that draw in natural light.

Entrances on either side of St Kilda Road create a pedestrian underpass below the busy road, making it safer and easier to cross.

Anzac Station will have Victorian-first platform screen doors for better safety, climate control and less noise.

Train / tram interchange

St Kilda Road is one of the world’s busiest tram corridors and a popular route with cyclists. More than half of the passengers using the new station are expected to move between trains and trams.

The new tram interchange is the first in Melbourne with a direct platform-to-platform connection between the train and tram network. Extra-large tram platforms can accommodate 4 trams at any one time (or 2 longer E-class trams in each direction), and will cater for large crowds for events such as Anzac Day and the Grand Prix.

Precinct features

Albert Road Reserve has been expanded and enhanced as a community park, providing a green link between the Shrine of Remembrance Reserve, Domain Parklands, Albert Park and beyond to Port Phillip Bay.

Around the station you will also find:

drop-off zones and taxi zones located near the Albert Road Reserve station entrance
a shared-use path through the new Albert Road Reserve, opening a new, safe cycling and walking connection
more than 120 new bike parking spaces, including space for bike parking in the station forecourt.

Accessibility

Anzac Station’s tram stop is accessible from pedestrian crossings near Albert Road and Domain Road, and features raised platforms to allow easy access for wheelchair users to board low floor trams.

Lifts will take people from entrances at Albert Road, the Shrine of Remembrance Reserve and the tram platform to the train platforms below ground.

Other accessibility features of Anzac Station include:

escalators and lifts between all levels
customer service counters and Customer Help Points
generous platform widths
Tactile Ground Surface Indicators
braille and tactile signs
audible announcements and hearing loops
improved Passenger Information Displays
accessible toilets, ambulant cubicles, parents' rooms and adult change rooms
dedicated evacuation strategy for people with restricted mobility.

Station name

The official spelling for this new station is Anzac Station. As determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs the ‘ANZAC’ acronym is used when referencing the Corps itself. ‘Anzac’ is used in all other situations.