Parkville railway station
Parkville | ||||||||||||||
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| Commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Grattan Street, Parkville Victoria Australia | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°48′00″S 144°57′33″E / 37.7998872°S 144.9591705°E | |||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | |||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Sunshine–Dandenong | |||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Train operators | Metro Trains | |||||||||||||
| Connections | Tram route 19 | |||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||
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| Status | Planned | |||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Website | Parkville station | |||||||||||||
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| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||
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Parkville railway station is a railway station currently under construction as part of the Metro Tunnel project. It will be built below Grattan Street between Leicester and Elizabeth Streets. The station will be built using the cut-and-cover method. Construction commenced in 2018.[1][2] It is due to open in 2025, serving the large health and education precinct in the area. It is set to be an interchange between the Metro Tunnel and the proposed Metro Tunnel 2, and provisions have been left in the design of the station to allow for this. This new station will provide a direct connection to the metropolitan train network for Parkville for the first time.
Design
The station's materials will feature sandstone, steel, glass and bluestone.[3]
Parkville Precinct
Parkville will become a “grand promenade” to connect the area’s health, research and education buildings. A new tram 'super stop' will be constructed on Royal Parade, as well as realigned traffic lanes, bicycle lanes, bus stops, footpaths and pedestrian crossings. There will also be more than 250 bicycle parking spaces created.[4]
See also
Metro Tunnel Project
- Metro Tunnel
- Anzac railway station
- Town Hall railway station, Melbourne
- State Library railway station
- Arden railway station, Melbourne
References
- ^ "Parkville Station construction plans". Metro Tunnel. Melbourne Metro Rail Authority. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ Carey, Adam (5 November 2015). "Melbourne Metro to close busy city streets for up to three years, including Domain Road". The Age. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ Callahan, Aleesha. "Designs revealed for Melbourne Metro Tunnel project". Indesignlive. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Parkville Station - Metro Tunnel". Retrieved 13 May 2020.