We tested out the new Metro Tunnel service when it opened on Sunday morning. Here's a quick look of what it's like, and what those who turned out for the opening thought of it. Read more: https://ab.co/4p84hRg Choose your news on the ABC NEWS app and stay in the know: https://ab.co/abcnewsapp #ABCNewsVic | ABC Melbourne

Stopping all stations! 🚆 With tunnelling now complete and works well underway to construct five new underground stations, we’re on track to bring you the Metro Tunnel. Once complete, the Metro Tunnel will connect Melbourne like never before, untangling the City Loop to enable more trains more often. | Metro Tunnel

Metro Tunnel on Reels

What did you get up to in 2023? Here are our highlights … ✔️ Track laying complete ✔️ Multiple test trains running through the Metro Tunnel ✔️ Stations fitted out with platform screen doors, escalators, lifts, lighting, wayfinding and architectural features ✔️ New accessible tram stops opened at Parkville and Anzac stations ✔️ Parkville Station main entrance canopy on Grattan Street complete ✔️ 6 massive concrete beams craned in for State Library Station’s main entrance ✔️ High-capacity signalli