Parkville railway station is a railway station currently under construction as part of the

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project in

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, Victoria. It will be built below Grattan Street between Leicester and

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Streets. The station has been built using the

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method. Construction commenced in 2018 with the station due to open in 2025. It will serve the large health and education precinct in the Melbourne suburb of Parkville, including the

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, the

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and the

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. It is set to be an interchange between the Metro Tunnel and the proposed Metro Tunnel 2, and provisions have been left in the design of the station to allow for this. This new station will provide a direct connection to the metropolitan train network for Parkville for the first time.

Design

The station's materials will feature sandstone, steel, glass and bluestone. The station was designed by

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and

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Parkville Precinct

Parkville will become a “grand promenade” to connect the area’s health, research and education buildings. A new tram "super stop" will be constructed on Royal Parade, as well as realigned traffic lanes, bicycle lanes, bus stops, footpaths and pedestrian crossings. There will also be more than 250 bicycle parking spaces created.

Station layout

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