DANDENONG STAR JOURNAL
Home » Metro Tunnel works to disrupt trains over the next week

Metro Tunnel works to disrupt trains over the next week

Cranbourne and Pakenham lines will be disrupted over the next week, as construction and trial operations continue within the Metro Tunnel.

Buses will replace metropolitan trains between Parliament, Caufield and Westall from the first service on Monday 7 July to 1.30am on Saturday 12 July.

Cranbourne and Pakenham trains will terminate and originate at Caulfield from 1.30am on Saturday 12 July to the last service on Sunday 13 July.

Passengers should switch to a train on the Frankston Line for travel between the City and Caulfield.

Trial operations will continue from Monday 7 July to Sunday 13 July. This includes operating trains without passengers using the new signalling system and running through a wide range of scenarios involving the five new underground stations, and practising emergency responses to major incidents so staff are fully prepared when the Metro Tunnel opens in 2025.

The Metro Tunnel will deliver twin 9km tunnels and five new CBD stations, connections to the City Loop and will enable more trains to run more often across Melbourne.

Real-time traffic conditions are available at traffic.transport.vic.gov.au. The latest public transport information and network status are available at ptv.vic.gov.au or in the PTV mobile app.

Digital Editions


  • Alleged car thief faces 60-plus charges

    Alleged car thief faces 60-plus charges

    An alleged serial car thief has been charged after using electronic key reprogramming devices to steal at least 25 cars across Melbourne, police say. The…

More News

  • Galloping into a New Year with style

    Galloping into a New Year with style

    Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 531866 Under a blazing blue sky, thousands of revellers celebrated the Year of the Horse at the annual Springvale Lunar New Year festival. More…

  • Sign of the times: Record crowd expected at Bring Your Bills

    Sign of the times: Record crowd expected at Bring Your Bills

    Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 403433 February is piling up with credit card debt, back-to-school bills and higher interest rates – so the time is more than ripe for…

  • Funding call to further combat racism

    Funding call to further combat racism

    An anti-racism support network has provided its first insights after a year of documenting racism across the state, the first of its kind in Australia. The network, established in 2025…

  • Socialists stake their claims for State Parliament

    Socialists stake their claims for State Parliament

    Victorian Socialists has revealed its candidates for the relatively safe Labor seats, Dandenong and Mulgrave in the upcoming state election. Both young candidates chant calls for change, saying the two…

  • A spot of kindness led by young local leaders

    A spot of kindness led by young local leaders

    A Casey-based Girl Guides group dedicated to empowering girls and young women has delivered a heartfelt show of support to local frontline volunteers. Narre Warren North Girl Guides recently visited…