State Library Station

The new Metro Tunnel station will open in 2025 as part of the Sunbury to Cranbourne / Pakenham line and includes a direct interchange to Melbourne Central Station and the City Loop.

WATCH THE DEEP DIVE VIDEO

The new State Library Station will be located under Swanston Street, between La Trobe Street and Franklin Street. It will include an underground passenger connection to Melbourne Central Station, allowing commuters to conveniently interchange between Metro Tunnel and City Loop train services without having to touch off and on again.

The new station will have 3 entrances, including the underground connection directly into Melbourne Central Station.

At street level, the main entrance will be located on the corner of Swanston and La Trobe streets, providing easy access to RMIT and the State Library of Victoria. There will be another entrance on Franklin Street near the corner of Swanston Street, between RMIT and the Melbourne City Baths.

LEARN MORE ABOUT STATE LIBRARY STATION

ACCESSIBILITY:
Accessibility is at the forefront of design for the Metro Tunnel Project. The new station will feature:

ACCESSIBLE BOARDING
Passengers with reduced mobility will be encouraged to board the train at the doors closest to the driver, with signs on the platform floor and platform screen doors directing passengers to these boarding points.

HEARING LOOPS
Hearing loops will help hearing aid users listen to announcements

PLATFORMS
Platforms at each of the 5 new stations will be directly accessible via lifts and escalators. Platforms widths will be generous for easy use of mobility aids

STEP-FREE ACCESS
All public areas will have step-free access with escalators and lifts making it easy for passengers of all abilities and with mobility aids or prams to get to the station concourse and platforms.

TACTILE GROUND SURFACE INDICATORS
Tactile Ground Surface Indicators (TGSIs) will be installed on floors to guide people who have a vision impairment to customer help points, customer service counters and station entrances. TGSIs will notify passengers of upcoming stairways, ramps, escalators, lifts, gatelines, railway and tram platforms, bus stops and pedestrian crossings.

ACCESSIBLE BATHROOMS:
Unisex accessible toilets will be available at concourse level. Ambulant toilets with extra space and handrails will be located at men’s and women’s toilets.

There will be Changing Places at all stations – both inside and outside the Myki ticketing gates.