Arden

Arden railway station is an underground railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Sunbury line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the inner north-western Melbourne suburb of North Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Opened as part of the Metro Tunnel project, Arden is an underground premium station, featuring an island platform with two platforms. Major construction commenced in April 2018 and completed in January 2024. The station was constructed using the cut-and-cover method. The station opened on 30 November 2025, along with the rest of the Metro Tunnel. The station sits in a major inner-city urban renewal area for Melbourne, and will anchor the new high-density suburb of Arden. A structure plan for the former industrial area was gazetted in 2022.

Arden Street was chosen as the site for a new railway station to support the expansion of the central city and provide a focus for the development of a new commercial, residential and activity centre in North Melbourne. A significant portion of the site had previously been subdivided into a planned complex of 15 small general-use leasehold factories. The first of these was constructed in 1969 by Hanover Holdings to a design by architect Thord Lorich. The development led to the creation of Barwise Street, which now forms the northern boundary of the station precinct. However, only four factoryettes were ultimately built, and these still stand at the southwest corner of Arden and Laurens Streets. The remainder of the land, previously the headquarters of the quarrying company Albion Reid, now makes up most of the present-day station site. The development plan for Arden Station described the site as "under-used industrial land". The Victorian government has stated that Arden station will support job creation by improving public transport access to inner-west Melbourne, an area which has been earmarked for urban renewal. Fifty-six hectares of land around Arden Station, much of which is owned by the State Government, is earmarked for revitalisation as part of the project. The new suburb is expected to house around 15,000 people and provide 34,000 jobs. The Arden Station locati

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