Parkville railway station

Parkville railway station is an underground railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Sunbury line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the inner-northern Melbourne suburb of Parkville and the University of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Opened as part of the Metro Tunnel project, Parkville is an underground premium station, featuring an island platform with two platforms. Major construction commenced in April 2018, and was completed in May 2024. The station concourse opened on 24 November 2025, with train operations beginning on 30 November 2025, along with the rest of the Metro Tunnel. Parkville has been built below Grattan Street, between Leicester and Elizabeth streets, using the cut-and-cover method. The station serves the extensive medical, health, and education precinct in the Melbourne suburb of Parkville, encompassing the University of Melbourne, the University High School, the Royal Melbourne Hospital, the Royal Women’s Hospital, the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and WEHI. 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. Design The station was designed by RSHP, Hassell and Weston Williamson, and construction materials feature sandstone, steel, glass and bluestone. There are four entrances, two serving the University of Melbourne, one outside the Royal Melbourne Hospital, and the other in front of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. An underground walkway connects the entrances and four sets of lifts underneath Royal Parade, while the main station concourse lies beneath Grattan Street. The main entrance features a 50-metre-long steel and glass canopy, and a number of skylights provide natural light to the station concourse, which is clad on one side with green aluminium. Like other Metro Tunnel stations, exposed concrete is a key design element. The station concourse features an artwork by Patricia Piccinini titled Vernal Glade, which consists of a large array of handmade Japanese ceramic tiles in natural colours. Parkville precinct Parkville station is intended to become a "grand promenade" to connect the area’s health, research and education buildings. A new tram "super stop" has been provided on Royal Parade, along with realigned traffic lanes, bicycle lanes, bus stops, footpaths and pedestrian crossings. More than 250 bicycle parking spaces have been provided. Station layout Transport links Yarra Trams operates 1 service via Parkville Station at Royal Parade : North Coburg – Flinders Street Station Buses Kinetic Melbourne operates two bus routes via Parkville Station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: 546 : Heidelberg station – University of Melbourne (off-peak extension to Queen Victoria Market) 505 : Moonee Ponds Junction – Melbourne University Transit Systems Victoria operates two routes via Parkville Station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: 241 : North Melbourne station – Yarra Bend Park 402 : Footscray station – East Melbourne Gallery References External links Parkville station - Victoria's big build