Parkville Station connects this world-class education, health and research precinct to the rail network for the first time, and includes station entrances on the doorstep of The University of Melbourne and some of Victoria’s biggest hospitals.
The new station provides a direct train connection to the area for the first time and will relieve pressure on local trams and roads.
Parkville Station will open in 2025 as part of the Sunbury to Cranbourne / Pakenham line.
Station entrances and connections
Parkville Station has been built directly below Grattan Street between Royal Parade and Leicester Street and will have 4 entrances.
Two entrances will provide direct access to the University of Melbourne – the main entrance on Grattan Street opposite Barry Street, and a second entrance on the corner of Grattan Street and Royal Parade.
Two further entrances will provide direct access to the hospital precinct on the western side of Royal Parade, with 1 entrance located outside Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and the other located on the doorstep of The Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Station design
The design of the new Parkville Station precinct will turn Grattan Street into a ‘grand promenade’ situated among some of Victoria’s most prominent institutions.
The main station entry, on the northern side of Grattan Street outside The University of Melbourne, will feature a 50m-long glass and steel canopy designed to draw natural light into the station concourse. The entrance has been designed to sit within the tree canopy to blend in with the surrounding environment.
Natural light has been maximised in the concourse via light wells that will allow light to penetrate from the surface to the station below. The station concourse will feature world-class artwork developed as part of the Metro Tunnel Legacy Artwork Program.
Construction snapshot
Major construction has been completed. Works within the Parkville precinct during May will include:
- fit out, testing and commissioning of the station, including station entrances, chiller plant and the tunnel ventilation shafts
- residual reinstatement and public realm works, including landscaping
- demobilisation of Grattan Street east site.
Construction photos
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