First look: The five new stations of the Melbourne Metro Tunnel in pictures

Ten years after then premier Daniel Andrews proposed it, the Metro Tunnel is opening to its first passengers on Sunday, November 30 on a limited timetable.

Melbourne’s first major rail project in 40 years consists of twin nine-kilometre tunnels under the CBD and features five new train stations: Arden (in North Melbourne), Parkville, State Library, Town Hall and Anzac (opposite the Shrine of Remembrance).

Here’s what they will look like as the first passengers board the first city-bound train from Sunbury at 9.28am on Sunday. All five stations have distinctive designs, but First Nations artist Maree Clarke has created a mosaic pattern artwork of 35 footprints across all of the platforms, tying them together visually.

Arden station is the furthest north, located in North Melbourne near the Kangaroos’ home ground. The facade includes an artwork of hands reaching for each other, called Come Together, by artist Abdul Abdullah.