First Train Ride Through the Metro Tunnel

First train ride through the Metro Tunnel

Watch the first trains pass through the Metro Tunnel in July 2023.

Melbourne’s $13.5 billion Metro Tunnel to open in February 2026

The city’s mega-project, the $13.5 billion Metro Tunnel, will fully launch on 1 February 2026. A partial opening will begin in early December. Hailed as the biggest network change since the City Loop 40 years ago, the Metro Tunnel links the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines in the south east with the Sunbury line in the north west. Trains on these lines will no longer travel through the City Loop, instead running through a brand-new underground corr…