The Names of Melbourne's Five New Metro Tunnel Stations Have Been Revealed

Premier Daniel Andrews has taken to Twitter this morning to announce the decided names for Melbourne's five new Metro Tunnel stations. But if you were gunning for some of the more lighthearted options, like Shane Warne, Vegemite or Bunnings Sausage, we're sorry to tell you you're about to be a tad disappointed.

Sydney might have managed to pass in the name Ferry McFerryface for their new ferry earlier this month, but the naming game has proved a little more serious down here in Melbourne, after an eight-week competition which saw the general public throw over 50,000 suggestions into the ring.

The results? The station beneath City Square will be named Town Hall Station, the one under St Kilda Road and by The Shrine of Remembrance will be dubbed Anzac Station, and below Franklin Street in the CBD we'll have State Library Station.

Further north, Parkville has been picked for the station near Melbourne Uni and the one at Arden is being called North Melbourne, with the original North Melbourne station set to be renamed West Melbourne. Which is sure to be a little confusing at first.

Everyone who had a submission selected as one of the new station names will this week go into a random draw, with a winner from each station scoring a behind-the-scenes tour of the worksites and tunnels.

To catch you up, the Metro Tunnel will see two new nine-kilometre twin tunnels and five underground train stations added to Melbourne's inner city. These new stations will create a new path into the city that doesn't rely on (but connects to) the City Loop. The idea is that it will ease congestion in the City Loop and allow more trains to be getting in and out of the city. Construction on all this is expected to begin next year and the target completion date is 2026.