New Melbourne station underpass set to cost pedestrians more than five dollars to use

Backflip on plans to charge pedestrians using underpass

Locals and tourists will no longer be charged for touching on and off between two connected CBD train...

Scramble to fix oversight that would create 'pedestrian tollway'

The Victorian government has scrambled to fix an oversight that would make Melbourne home to the country's first pedestrian tollway when the Metro Tunnel opens this weekend.The more-than-$13 billion project, which included the construction of 9km twin tunnels under Melbourne's CBD and five new underground stations, is set to open this Sunday.But an underpass connecting two CBD stations was thrown into the spotlight today when it was revealed p…

New Melbourne station underpass set to cost pedestrians more than five dollars to use

Pedestrians wandering through the new State Library Station to access the Melbourne Central shops will be charged five dollars for the 20-metre walk.