Arden railway station, Melbourne

Arden
Future PTV rapid transit station
The entrance and building to the station almost fully completed, December 2023
General information
LocationLaurens Street,
North Melbourne, Victoria
City of Melbourne
Australia
Coordinates37°48′07″S 144°56′25″E / 37.80193°S 144.94031°E / -37.80193; 144.94031
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Sunshine–Dandenong
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusUnder construction
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsiteArden station
History
Opening2025 (scheduled)
ElectrifiedYes (1500 V DCoverhead)
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Footscray
towards Sunbury
Sunshine–Dandenong corridor
(under construction)
Parkville
Track layout
1
2

Arden railway station is a rapid transit railway station on the Cranbourne, Pakenham and Sunbury lines, serving the north-western Melbourne suburb of North Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. When opened as part of the Metro Tunnel project, Arden will be an underground premium station, featuring an island platform with two faces. The station was constructed using the cut-and-cover method.[1][2][3] Major construction commenced in April 2018, and completed in January 2024.[4][5]

The station sits in a major inner-city urban renewal area for Melbourne, and will anchor the new high-density suburb of Arden.[6] A structure plan for the former industrial area was gazetted in 2022.[7]

  1. ^ "Dozens of homes to make way for Melbourne Metro project". ABC News. 20 October 2015. Archived from the original on 19 January 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Arden Station construction plans". Metro Tunnel. Melbourne Metro Rail Authority. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Ar-Done | Premier of Victoria". www.premier.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  5. ^ Jacks, Timna (24 April 2018). "North Melbourne station work begins, booming new suburb set to follow". The Age. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  6. ^ Hatch, Patrick (27 July 2022). "Affordable housing, animal shelter lose out in North Melbourne's Arden precinct plan". The Age. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Arden Precinct Structure Plan and Planning Scheme Amendment". Victorian Planning Authority. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2023.