There is now 97km of continuous track from Melbourne’s north-west to south-east, via the new twin 9km rail tunnels under the city.
The work also marks the completion of the $1.8 billion Sunbury Line Upgrade 6 months ahead of schedule.
https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/metro-tunnel-project/sunbury-line-connects-to-the-metro-tunnel
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Metro Tunnel connected to Sunbury Line
bigbuild.vic.gov.auFinal track work to connect the Metro Tunnel to the Sunbury Line is now complete, and the project is getting ready to move to the next phase – testing trains in the tunnel.