Melbourne's new Union Station with a Belgrave/Lilydale service departing Platform 2 - stock photo

Melbourne, Australia - Nov 4, 2023: Melbourne's new Union Station (between the suburbs of Surrey Hills and Mont Albert) with an Alstom X'Trapolis train operating a Belgrave/Lilydale service seen departing Platform 2. Victoria’s Big Build has removed 2 of Melbourne’s most dangerous and congested level crossings at Union Road, Surrey Hills and Mont Albert Road, Mont Albert and built a brand-new Union Station. Early works started in June 2021, the level crossings were removed in May 2023 and the fast-tracked station opened on Monday 22 May with trains running on the Belgrave and Lilydale lines in the new 1.3km rail trench beneath Mont Albert and Union roads. The works will ease congestion and make driving safer as the crossing boom gates at these sites were down for up to 40% of the morning peak, when up to 61 trains ran through the crossings.