METRO CBD NORTH & SOUTH STATIONS

The CBD is ’s business and financial centre and in recent years has experienced high-density residential development. The project will deliver two new underground stations at CBD North and CBD South, both with direct pedestrian connections with the .

Overview The Metro Tunnel offers the first opportunity since Metro Tunnel’s two new CBD stations will the City Loop was completed 30 years ago to include direct interchanges with the City Loop, expand Melbourne’s CBD rail network beyond the at Melbourne Central station and Flinders Street current limits of the five CBD stations. Station, to allow more people to get around the expanding central city.

CBD North station – artist impression. Legend Public traffi c access

Station footprint (below ground) State Library Bowen St Station entrance Swanston St Rail tunnel Potential construction zones St

City Baths

Franklin St RMIT

Trams to keep operating on Swanston St

Swanston St

Victoria St

Melbourne Central

Franklin St

A’Beckett St A’Beckett

Little St La Trobe

La Trobe StLa Trobe

CBD North station: Potential construction sites.

New CBD stations – freeing up the City Loop Station locations and access CBD stations are currently experiencing intense Metro Tunnel’s two CBD stations will be located crowding at peak times. The use of the five City underneath Swanston Street. Loop stations is projected to almost double from The new Metro Tunnel will travel from Parkville 580,000 passengers a day to 1.1 million in 2031. station under Grattan Street to the two new CBD Building Melbourne’s new Metro Tunnel will free up stations under Swanston Street before travelling space in the City Loop so we can run more trains in under the towards Domain station. and out of the city. CBD North station Once operational, Metro Tunnel’s CBD North and CBD North station will be located under Swanston CBD South stations will more evenly distribute Street between La Trobe Street and Franklin Street. passenger flow and interchange movements in the inner core of the Melbourne rail network, with The station will include a direct underground crowding across all City Loop stations expected connection to Melbourne Central station, allowing to drop by about 20 per cent. commuters to seamlessly interchange between

2 METRO TUNNEL CBD NORTH AND SOUTH STATIONS Legend Public traffi c access

Station footprint (below ground) State Library Bowen St Station entrance Swanston St Rail tunnel Potential construction zones Victoria St

City Baths

Franklin St RMIT

Trams to keep operating on Swanston St

Swanston St

Victoria St

Melbourne Central

Franklin St

A’Beckett St A’Beckett

Little St La Trobe

La Trobe StLa Trobe

Metro Tunnel and City Loop services. La Trobe Central station. Another entrance will be located on Street trams will provide further access to the the east side of Franklin Street between Swanston north end of the CBD. and Bowen streets. The station will improve access to RMIT University, Commuters will also be able to access the CBD the State Library of Victoria and the growing retail North platforms through the existing Melbourne and residential precinct located on the northern Central ticket gates near Swanston Street. edge of the CBD. Access between street level and the CBD Entry points North station platforms will be provided via It is proposed that CBD North station will have escalators and lifts. two street level entrances and an underground connection directly into Melbourne Central station. An entrance will be located on the corner of Swanston and La Trobe streets, with an underground pedestrian connection to Melbourne

METRO TUNNEL CBD NORTH AND SOUTH STATIONS 3 Legend Public traffi c access

Station footprint (below ground) Federation Station entrance Square Rail tunnel Potential construction zones St Paul’s Trams to keep operating Cathedral Short term construction zone on Swanston St City Square

Swanston St St Kilda Rd

Flinders St Station

Collins St Collins

Bourke St Bourke

Flinders Ln

Flinders St

Elizabeth St

CBD South station: Potential construction sites.

CBD South station Entry points CBD South station will be located under Swanston It is proposed that CBD South station will have Street, between Flinders and Collins streets. three street level entrances and an underground connection directly into Flinders Street Station. The station will include a direct underground connection to Flinders Street Station, allowing The main southern entrance will be located commuters to conveniently interchange between at the southern end of Swanston Street near Metro Tunnel and City Loop services. Flinders Street, and includes a direct underground connection into Flinders Street Station. A second Collins Street and Flinders Street trams will provide southern entrance will provide a direct underground further access to the broader CBD. connection to . The station will improve access to Federation Square, Southbank, the Arts Centre, St Paul’s Cathedral and Swanston Street shopping.

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Station footprint (below ground) Federation Station entrance Square Rail tunnel Potential construction zones St Paul’s Trams to keep operating Cathedral Short term construction zone on Swanston St City Square

Swanston St St Kilda Rd

Flinders St Station

Collins St Collins

Bourke St Bourke

Flinders Ln

Flinders St

Elizabeth St

The northern entrance is to be located at the Ventilation shafts north-west end of City Square near Collins Street. Both CBD stations will include ventilation shafts to Access between street level and the CBD South circulate air from the station concourses, platforms station platforms will be provided via escalators, and for the comfort of passengers. They will stairs and lifts. also include exhaust systems that, in the event of an emergency, will quickly remove fumes from the Another site on Swanston Street, opposite City station and tunnels. The Metro Tunnel will be used Square, may also be utilised if a potential additional exclusively by electric trains. station entrance is delivered as part of the project. The exact location of ventilation structures and station utilities will be finalised in consultation with local stakeholders as part of the project’s planning and detailed design phases.

METRO TUNNEL CBD NORTH AND SOUTH STATIONS 5 Building Melbourne’s new CBD stations The construction of the new Metro Tunnel and two What we heard new stations under Swanston Street presents a Drawing on the ideas, expertise and range of engineering and construction challenges. opinions of stakeholders and the These include: community is vital as planning for the Metro Tunnel continues. • Navigating existing below-ground infrastructure, including the City Loop tunnels, and major utilities. A comprehensive program of public engagement and consultation has been • Managing the effects on traffic, pedestrian, underway for the Metro Tunnel since early cyclist and movements. 2015, and feedback has informed planning • Minimising disruption to residents, traders documentation and project designs. and businesses. Key CBD feedback topics included: To manage these challenges, a combination • Potential for improved traffic, bicycle of construction techniques are likely to be used and pedestrian flows on busy city streets. within the CBD. • Requests to maintain access to CBD North car parks and residences during Parts of Franklin Street between Elizabeth construction. and Victoria streets are proposed to be used • High interest in noise and vibration, as construction work sites for the Metro Tunnel, construction working hours and along with part of A’Beckett Street and the station mitigation measures for residents entrance site on the corner of La Trobe and and businesses close to work sites. Swanston streets. • The importance of maintaining access CBD South to shops and laneways, including delivery Construction work sites are proposed to be located vehicle access, wherever possible. at the station entrances in City Square, Federation • Measures need to be taken to Square and the southern entrance fronting protect important buildings including Swanston Street. Melbourne City Baths, St Paul’s There is also the possibility of another construction Cathedral and Flinders Street Station. site on Swanston Street opposite City Square if a potential additional station entrance is delivered as part of the project. Key construction activities Key construction activities for the two CBD MORE INFORMATION ABOUT stations include: COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDER • Preparatory works including tree protection ENGAGEMENT CAN BE FOUND and removal, excavation of construction access IN CHAPTER 7 OF THE MELBOURNE shafts, protection or relocation of statues and METRO ENVIRONMENT EFFECTS monuments, and the relocation of underground STATEMENT. services such as water, electricity, gas, sewers, stormwater and telecommunications. • Demolition of buildings at station entrance locations, where required. Station names • Excavation of the Metro Tunnel between the two CBD stations. ‘CBD North’ and ‘CBD South’ are working names for the project design and development phase. • Station structural works and station entrance Permanent names for both stations will be connections. determined in due course. • Station cavern excavation under Swanston Street • Station architectural, mechanical and electrical fit-out. • Track works and the installation of signalling and communications systems. • Site remediation, including landscaping, along Swanston Street and at City Square and Federation Square.

6 METRO TUNNEL CBD NORTH AND SOUTH STATIONS Traffic and transport The Melbourne Metro Environment Effects The use of mined tunnelling and cavern Statement highlights that the CBD stations will construction techniques will significantly reduce require, on average, up to 105 trucks to service impacts on Melbourne’s CBD, helping to ensure them each day at the busiest times of construction. tens of thousands of workers, residents and This equates to a truck every 15 minutes in the visitors can continue to access Swanston Street station precinct. Analysis indicates that truck traffic while construction of the new tunnels and stations generated by the project will not generate more continues underground. than 1-2% of the daily traffic volumes currently using busy city streets. However, there will still be some unavoidable disruption at surface level and some changes to roads, tram services, and bicycle and pedestrian access will be required to deliver the Metro Tunnel. FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE THE CBD North TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT FACT SHEET Building CBD North station may require the AT MELBOURNEMETRO.VIC.GOV.AU permanent closure of part of Franklin Street between Swanston and Bowen streets to provide for the new station entry point. Other traffic changes in CBD North include the permanent closure of A’Beckett Street at Swanston Street, and reduction in the number of traffic lanes on Franklin Street west of Swanston Street to Elizabeth Street. Construction techniques CBD South Mined cavern station construction In CBD South, short-term partial closures of Flinders In order to keep Swanston Street open Street will be required to construct the underground while the Metro Tunnel is built, ‘mined pedestrian connections linking Flinders Street Station cavern construction’ will be used to and Federation Square to the new CBD South station. construct the two new CBD stations. These works may impact both traffic and trams. Mined cavern construction reduces Public transport, cycling and walking disruption to the surface by excavating the station from underground rather than Tram services will continue to run during the Metro digging a trench from surface level. Tunnel’s construction in the CBD, although some activities are likely to temporarily impact tram Access shafts, which are effectively deep services along Swanston, Flinders, Collins and La basements, are excavated and are used Trobe streets from time to time. to transport machinery, equipment and Construction activities in the CBD will be carefully workers underground to where the station managed to minimise disruption to pedestrians and cavern will be constructed. Station cavern cyclists, especially during peak periods. Pedestrian excavation is similar to the ‘mined tunnel’ and bicycle paths will be maintained around approach described below, however construction sites, and will include arrangements the cavern is much larger than the train to direct pedestrians and cyclists safely around tunnels between the two CBD stations. work areas. Mined tunnels Construction traffic It is proposed that the tunnels will be Proposed construction traffic routes for the CBD mined between CBD North and CBD precinct aim to move trucks and other construction South stations. Mined tunnelling uses road traffic away from the city as quickly as possible, header machines to excavate the tunnels. using major arterial roads such as Victoria Street, The machines have rotating cutter heads Wurundjeri Way, Dudley Street and the Exhibition that are mounted on a boom. After the Street extension. road header digs the tunnel, the ground is reinforced with a combination of rock The impacts of additional traffic will be managed bolts, lattice girders and sprayed concrete. by using detailed traffic management plans. These plans will seek to minimise truck movements during peak periods, manage truck arrivals and departures to avoid trucks queuing in CBD streets, and minimise truck movements past residential areas at night time.

METRO TUNNEL CBD NORTH AND SOUTH STATIONS 7 Managing impacts in the CBD Construction timeframes A number of mitigation measures, or ‘Environmental At this stage of planning, it is expected that Performance Requirements’ have been proposed construction of CBD North and CBD South stations, in the Metro Tunnel EES to avoid, reduce or manage and the tunnels under Swanston Street, will take construction impacts in the CBD. around five years in total to complete. Different station elements will take different lengths of time Some of the recommended mitigation measures depending on their size and complexity. for the CBD precinct include: Project-wide rail systems installation and • Monitoring dust and air quality, in line with commissioning will occur after this five year Environment Protection Authority Victoria construction period. requirements, and addressing air quality requirements for nearby residences Subject to planning approval, early works would and businesses. begin in early 2017 with major works commencing • Developing and implementing a traffic in 2018. management plan to minimise disruption to traffic, car parking, and pedestrian and cyclist movements across the city during construction. FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE THE • Undertaking property condition surveys before BUILDING THE PROJECT FACT SHEET construction begins to record the existing AT MELBOURNEMETRO.VIC.GOV.AU condition of buildings and residences in close proximity to tunnels and construction sites. • Developing and implementing appropriate protection measures for heritage buildings such as City Baths and Flinders Street Station, and Contact Us monuments like the Burke and Wills statue. To find out more about the Metro Tunnel • Implementing measures for providing advance and register for future updates: notice of significant milestones, changed traffic conditions and periods of potential high noise W melbournemetro.vic.gov.au and vibration activities. 1800 551 927 • Ensuring above-ground structures such as station entrances are responsive to heritage places. @melbournemetro • Improving community access to open or recreational spaces within the CBD by identifying Melbourne Metro Rail Authority potential opportunities to return as much land facebook.com/metrotunnel as possible used for construction to permanent public open space at City Square and Federation Melbourne Metro Rail Authority, Square. PO Box 4509, Melbourne, VIC 3001

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