27 h. ago Everyone loves the Metro Tunnel. As an economist, it’s up to me to burst your Munnel bubble

Even under the most forgiving economic settings, the Melbourne Metro Tunnel now hangs by a thread of economic viability. Why? Because we don’t take trains so much any more.

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27 h. ago The Metro Tunnel didn’t open early. It’s right on time – but at what cost?

Victorians may never know just how much it cost the state for Labor MPs to maintain the illusion that the huge project is ahead of schedule.

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4 d. ago Carrier pigeons and a nod to Michelangelo: Inside the Metro Tunnel art

It’s a brave artist who takes on a public art commission, and I imagine a particularly daunting task making public art for a train station.

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8 d. ago The potato chip and the crypt: Inside the Metro Tunnel’s designs

From “whisper walls” to celebrating concrete, the designs of the Metro Tunnel are as varied as the landscapes in which they sit.

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9 d. ago How Melbourne’s train network stacks up against the best in the world

With the addition of the $15 billion Metro Tunnel, the city’s train network now comprises 16 lines connecting 227 stations via 1000 kilometres of track.

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9 d. ago Firefighters probed over ‘incredibly dangerous’ intrusion into Metro Tunnel

Fire Rescue Victoria is investigating why firefighters entered the Metro Tunnel without authorisation on Sunday, disrupting services on the opening day of the cross-city rail line.

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9 d. ago Melbourne Metro Tunnel as it happened: First weekday passengers travel on new services; Firefighters’ union responds to trespassing claims

All the news from the second day of train services running through the Metro Tunnel on a reduced summer timetable.

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9 d. ago Melbourne Metro Tunnel LIVE updates: First weekday passengers travel on new services

Follow live as we bring you all the news from the second day of train services running through the Metro Tunnel.

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9 d. ago Melbourne Metro Tunnel LIVE updates: First weekday passengers to travel on new services

Follow live as we bring you all the news from the second day of train services running through the Metro Tunnel.

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1 week ago Keep hold of your timetable: Metro Tunnel is spectacular, but it won’t transform Melbourne yet

The opening of the $15 billion underground train line deserves celebration, but it won’t be a game changer without more frequent services and continued investment.

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1 week ago To chants and cheers, Melbourne enters its ‘new era of train travel’

The mood at the launch of the new Metro Tunnel was electric, as the city was brought together for a moment of joy.

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1 week ago Melbourne Metro Tunnel as it happened: Cheers as first trains travel through Metro Tunnel; Delays after fire alarm, door issues

All the news and commuter views from the opening of the Metro Tunnel.

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1 week ago ‘Bloody amazing’: Metro Tunnel opens to huge crowds, minor hiccups

Melbourne’s new cross-city rail line opened to passengers for the first time on Sunday, marking the biggest upgrade to the city’s public transport system since the City Loop opened more than four decades ago.

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1 week ago Celebrating the opening of the Metro Tunnel at State Library

Performers celebrate the opening of the Metro Tunnel at the new State Library Station.

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1 week ago Sorry Melbourne, Sydney’s metro system beats your new CBD rail tunnel

Melburnians flocked to the opening of their $15 billion Metro Tunnel. We joined them for a ride to see how it compares to Sydney’s expanding metro network.

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1 week ago Melbourne Metro Tunnel LIVE updates: Cheers as first trains travel through Metro Tunnel; Delays after fire alarm, door issues

Follow live as we bring you all the news from the opening of the Metro Tunnel.

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1 week ago Melbourne Metro Tunnel LIVE updates: Commuters cheer and chant as trains travel through five new stations

Follow live as we bring you all the news from the opening of the Metro Tunnel.

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1 week ago Melbourne Metro Tunnel LIVE updates: Commuters ready to board first trains to five new stations

Follow live as we bring you all the news from the opening of the Metro Tunnel.

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1 week ago Ray’s Metro Tunnel idea was blocked. So he broke the rules (and won)

We reveal the secret history of how Melbourne’s landmark rail network project became a reality almost three decades later in a series of fortunate coincidences.

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1 week ago A moment to marvel: Metro Tunnel shows what can be accomplished

Bringing the Metro Tunnel into being has involved overcoming many difficulties, but Sunday’s opening is a time to see the heights that our city can reach as deep as 42 metres beneath the ground.

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