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Metro Tunnel achieves major milestone with first test trains
The first test trains have started running through the Metro Tunnel, marking a major milestone for the project and the beginning of a rigorous, months-long testing phase.
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Grattan St changes as Parkville Station progresses
Part of Grattan St will temporarily reopen to through traffic in July, as work powers ahead on the Metro Tunnel’s Parkville Station.
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Spectacular Town Hall Station revealed
New images have been released showing the spectacular underground concourse of the Metro Tunnel’s new Town Hall Station, under construction beneath City Square.
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Final tracks laid through the Metro Tunnel
Test trains will soon be running through the Metro Tunnel after the final tracks were laid through the new tunnels for this city-shaping project.
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Metro Tunnel reaches 40 million hours as testing looms
Metro Tunnel workers have just clocked 40 million hours of work on the city-shaping project as they prepare to start testing trains in the tunnels in the second half of the year.
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Victorian-first platform screen doors installed in Metro Tunnel
Platform screen doors are being installed in the Metro Tunnel’s five new underground stations as the project’s all-important milestone of train testing in the tunnels is fast approaching.
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Peter Doherty given behind-the-scenes look of Parkville Station
Award-winning immunologist Peter Doherty has been given a unique tour of the Metro Tunnel Project, just a few months out from the first test trains being launched.
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Rail installation to start soon at Parkville Station
The Metro Tunnel Project is about to take another step towards completion, as crews prepare to start laying the first rail in the tunnels in the coming weeks.
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Renowned artist to transform Parkville Station
Metro Tunnel’s Parkville Station is set to feature artwork by internationally acclaimed Melbourne artist Patricia Piccinini, underlining Melbourne’s reputation as the nation’s cultural capital.
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Metro Tunnel digs prove Melbourne’s historical love of coffee
An Australia-first discovery as part of Metro Tunnel Project works has revealed the city’s famed coffee culture is decades older than first thought – as far back as the Victorian gold rush.
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Council takeover of Carlton’s toy library deemed a “huge win” for families
Informant saw Joe Pearce killed
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