Melbourne Metro Tunnel Opening - First Train, Station Tours and Much Much More!

On 30 November 2025, Melbourne's Metro Tunnel commenced its first day of operation, and I headed to Sunbury to catch the first train through the new Metro Tunnel. So in this video, you'll see and hear the excitement of being on the very first Metro Tunnel service.

I then cover the Metro Tunnel station facilities, including Platform Screen Doors, Passenger Information Displays, Customer Service windows and toilets.

This is followed by a look at the design and architectural features that include the orange ribs, yellow drum rights, ceiling baffles (that help with wayfinding) and station art by Abdul Abdullah, Patricia Piccinini, Danie Mellor, Maree Clark and Raafat Ishak.

I then cover Anzac Station, with its unique timber canopy and passageway under St Kilda Road, and then Arden, with its huge 16 metre skylights that bring natural light into the platform, then Parkville, with its impressive roof canopy, and then State Library and Town Hall (the two flagship Metro Tunnel stations) with their magnificent Trinocular Caverns, and stunning station entrances.

Chapters *
0:00 Introduction
0:52 First Train
7:11 Malvern to Anzac
8:19 Platform Screen Doors and Platform Length
11:16 Passenger displays and other operational features
12:09 Common Design Features and platform art
15:08 Customer Service windows, toilets and Level Boarding
15:48 Anzac Station
17:54 Arden Station
19:34 Parkville Station
21:25 State Library Station
27:25 Town Hall Station

Featured or Mentioned in this video (in order of appearance) *

Parkville MRI machine concerns - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-2...

Hassell Studios Metro Tunnel Page - https://www.hassellstudio.com/project...
WW+P Architects Metro Tunnel Page - https://wwparchitects.com/projects/me...
RSHP Metro Tunnel Page - https://rshp.com/projects/transport/m...

Metro Tunnel Reversing under CBTC (‪@Taitset‬ ) -    • Metro Tunnel Opening Day!  

‪@TallBoyGareth‬ video (featuring me!) -    • Melbourne Metro First Day!  Exploring! Anz...  

Town Hall Place Overstation Development - Lendlease - https://www.lendlease.com/au/projects...

Credits and Attribution *
Everything mention above plus:

Metro Tunnel and Current & Future Melbourne Train Network Maps
Gracchus250, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons

Metro Tunnel Project Opening Promo Video -    • The Metro Tunnel opens on 30 November  

Google Streetview Images - https://about.google/brand-resource-c...

Various Maps, diagrams, artist impression images and construction photos from the Victoria's Big Build website or social media pages - https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/use-metro...

Melbourne Sunset - Daniel Walker - https://www.flickr.com/photos/danwalk...

Moscow Metro Platforms - https://russiable.com/using-moscow-me...
Moscow Metro Subterranean Palace - https://thespaces.com/tour-the-subter...

Parliament Station Escalators by ‪@transport-trainsbusesandmo2320‬    • Parliament Station Escalator Part 3 (Trilo...  
London Underground Escalators at Angel Station by @escandelift2007 -    • Longest Escalators! at Angel Station in Lo...  

Additional Town Hall Station clips courtesy of ‪@sydneytrainsvlogs‬    • Melbourne Trains Vlog 49: Metro Tunnel - T...  

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Equipment and Applications *
Cameras
iPhone 16 Pro

Microphones
DJI Mic (when filming)
Blue Yeti Microphone (for voiceovers)

Editing Software
Final Cut Pro

Maps created using Affinity Designer

Disclaimers *
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