Parkville railway station

Parkville
Future PTV rapid transit station
The completed main and eastern entrance on Grattan Street, outside Melbourne University, September 2024
General information
LocationGrattan Street, Parkville, Victoria
City of Melbourne
Australia
Coordinates37°48′00″S 144°57′33″E / 37.7998872°S 144.9591705°E / -37.7998872; 144.9591705
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Sunshine–Dandenong
Platforms2
Tracks2
Connections
  • Trams in Melbourne Tram
  • List of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Bicycle facilities250
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusUnder construction
Station codePKV
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsiteParkville station
History
Opening2025 (scheduled)
ElectrifiedYes (1500 V DC overhead)
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Arden
towards Sunbury
Sunshine–Dandenong corridor
(under construction)
State Library
Track layout
1
2

Parkville railway station will be a rapid transit railway station on the Cranbourne, Pakenham and Sunbury lines, serving the inner-northern Melbourne suburb of Parkville in Victoria, Australia. When opened as part of the Metro Tunnel project, Parkville will be an underground premium station, featuring an island platform with two faces. Major construction commenced in April 2018, and was completed in May 2024, with minor finishing works to continue until its opening in 2025.[1][2][3]

Parkville has been built below Grattan Street, between Leicester and Elizabeth streets, using the cut-and-cover method. The station will serve the large health and education precinct in the Melbourne suburb of Parkville, including the University of Melbourne, the Royal Melbourne Hospital and the Royal Women's Hospital.

The station connects Parkville to the metropolitan train network for the first time. Provisions have been made in the station design to allow for construction of the proposed Metro Tunnel 2, enabling an interchange between the two lines.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Parkville Station construction plans". Metro Tunnel. Melbourne Metro Rail Authority. Archived from the original on 21 June 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. ^ "Major construction complete at Parkville Station". Victoria’s Big Build. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Parkville Precinct Development Plan" (PDF). Cross Yarra Partnership. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Appendix B: Parkville Precinct Architectural Plans And Elevations" (PDF). Cross Yarra Partnership. Retrieved 9 June 2024.