First end-to-end Metro Tunnel tests to take place

Major testing to get underway on Metro Tunnel - Roads & Infrastructure Magazine

Image courtesy of the Victorian Government. End-to-end tunnel testing will shortly begin between the Sunbury and Cranbourne/Pakenham lines, in what will be a major milestone for the Metro Tunnel project in Victoria. This will mark the first day that the tunnel’s new systems and infrastructure is tested over the length of a full day, which will evaluate the performance of turn-up-and-go […] The post Major testing to get underway on Metro Tunnel a…

First end-to-end Metro Tunnel tests to take place

The Metro Tunnel is set to offically open later this year. Image: Victorian GovernmentTest trains will complete the first full practice run from East Packenham through the new Metro Tunnel to Sunbury in Melbourne on Saturday June 21.   Trains on those lines will be running to a weekday service frequency, so there will be more services compared to the usual Saturday timetable.  Passengers travelling on the Cranbourne, Packenham and Sunbury Lines …