Arden Station

This new Metro Tunnel station in North Melbourne is part of plans for urban renewal in the broader Arden precinct.

Over the next 30 years it is expected that the area will become home to 15,000 residents and more than 34,000 jobs, directly connected to the train network via the Metro Tunnel.

Arden Station will open in 2025.

Station location

Map showing location of Arden Station

Arden Station is located near the corner of Arden and Laurens streets. The station entrance will be located on Laurens Street, between Queensberry and Arden streets, providing direct access to existing residential, retail and commercial areas east of Laurens Street.

Render of the inside of Arden Station from the point of view of the platform with trains on the left and right, looking up to the escalators and the skylight in the middle

Station design

Provision will be made for another entrance at the western end of the station that could service the Arden precinct as it develops in the future.

The station entrance will also feature world-class artwork as part of the Metro Tunnel Legacy Artwork Program.

Find out more about the design

A large concrete box with an arch entrance,lined with red bricks on the otutside.

Construction snapshot

Work at and around the Arden Station site during August and September includes:

station fit out, testing and commissioning
mechanical, electrical and plumbing service installation, testing and commissioning
utility investigation, installation works, reinstatement and public realm works on Laurens and Barwise streets
demolition and removal of the temporary substation on Barwise Street.

Current works

Transport changes

Construction look ahead for 2023

Construction photos

A concrete archway lined with red bricks. — Custom ‘cockatoo’ lights are being installed inside the arch.

A concrete structure with a skylight fitted out with stairs and escalators. — Escalators and stairs are now in place and the installation of ‘cockatoo’ lighting is underway.

A circular yellow lighting feature. — Large, custom ‘drum’ lights are being installed.

An open lift with green lights on the sides. — All lifts are installed.

Four yellow metal structures to hold lights in the station. — ‘Cockatoo’ lighting is being installed around Arden Station’s three skylights.

Station location

Construction look ahead for 2023

Construction photos

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