Anzac railway station

Anzac railway station is a rapid transit railway station on the Cranbourne, Pakenham and Sunbury lines, serving the Melbourne CBD in Victoria, Australia. When opened as part of the Metro Tunnel project, Anzac will be an underground premium station, featuring an island platform with two faces. The station will connect directly to the Anzac tram interchange at street level. Major construction commenced in April 2018, and was completed in September 2024, with minor finishing works to continue until its opening in 2025.^[1][2]

Anzac
Future PTV rapid transit station
View of Anzac’s Island platform in October 2024
General information
Location	St Kilda Road Melbourne, Victoria 3004 City of Melbourne Australia
Coordinates	37°49′59″S 144°58′20″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Sunshine–Dandenong
Distance	12.34 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Connections	Tram Bus
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Under construction
Station code	AZC
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Anzac station
History
Opening	2025 (scheduled)
Electrified	Yes (1500 V DC overhead)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Town Hall towards West Footscray, Watergardens or Sunbury via Town Hall Pakenham line Malvern towards East Pakenham or Cranbourne Cranbourne line
Track layout Legend to Town Hall 1 2 to Hawksburn
Location

Originally announced under the working title of Domain, after the nearby Kings Domain, following a naming competition the station was named Anzac for the nearby Shrine of Remembrance and in honour of the Anzac spirit of "service and sacrifice".^[3] Construction on the station commenced in 2018 using the cut-and-cover method.^[4][5] The station will provide a direct platform transfer to services on the busy tram corridor along St Kilda Road and will provide access to the nearby Royal Botanic Gardens and Albert Park.

Location

Anzac station is being built below St Kilda Road in Melbourne, and is planned to feature four entrances.

Anzac precinct

The station will also feature the first platform-to-platform connection between trains and trams in Melbourne, as half of all passengers are expected to interchange between the two modes of transport.^[6] The Anzac Station tram stop opened to passengers on 19 December 2022,^[7] replacing the Domain Interchange which formerly existed on the same site prior to Metro Tunnel construction. The train station underneath remains under construction.^[8][9]

The station entrance features a large wooden canopy designed by RSHP, Hassell and Weston Williamson.^[10]

Station layout

G	Street level	Entrances/Exits, Tram interchange
B1	Concourse	Customer Service, Retail
B2 Platforms	Platform 1	→  Pakenham line  towards Sunbury (Town Hall) → →  Cranbourne line  towards Sunbury (Town Hall) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 2	←  Pakenham line  towards Pakenham (Malvern) ←  Cranbourne line  towards Cranbourne (Malvern)

^[11]

Transport links

Main article: Anzac Station tram stop

Yarra Trams operates eight routes via the tram/train interchange

• : Melbourne University – East Malvern^[12]
• : Melbourne University – Malvern^[13]
• : Moreland – Glen Iris^[14]
• : Melbourne University – Kew^[15]
• : West Coburg – Toorak^[16]
• : Melbourne University – East Brighton^[17]
• : Melbourne University – Carnegie^[18]
• : Melbourne University – Camberwell^[19]

Kinetic Melbourne operates one route via Anzac station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  604 : to Elsternwick station

CDC Melbourne operates one route via Anzac Station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  605 : Gardenvale – Melbourne CBD (Queen Street)

Gallery

• 
  Acoustic shed on St Kilda Road to mask excavation noise during construction of Anzac station,
  June 2020
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  Detail of the wooden Anzac station entrance canopy during construction, December 2022
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  Anzac station entrance under construction viewing from Anzac Station Interchange Tram stop, December 2022
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  Centre of the main concourse in October 2024
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  Main ticket barriers in the concourse in October 2024
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  Domain Road Entrance to Anzac Station
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  A view from the concourse looking up towards the canopy
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  Passenger Information Displays showing Interchange Connections as well as information about the RISING Trackwork concert