Anzac railway station#Metro station

{{Short description|Rapid transit station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}

{{Use Australian English|date=June 2017}}

{{Infobox station

| style = Melbourne

| name = Anzac

| type = Future PTV rapid transit station

| image = Underground platforms looking south at Anzac Station, Melbourne.jpg

| alt =

| caption = View of Anzac’s Island platform in October 2024

| address = St Kilda Road
Melbourne, Victoria 3004

| borough = City of Melbourne

| country = Australia

| coordinates = {{coord|-37.8331|144.9722|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| owned = VicTrack

| operator = Metro Trains

| line = Sunshine–Dandenong

| distance = 12.34 kilometres from
Southern Cross

| platforms = 2

| tracks = 2

| connections = {{plainlist|

• {{rint|Melbourne|tram}} Tram
• {{rint|Melbourne|met bus|link=List of bus routes in Melbourne}} Bus

}}

| structure = Underground

| parking =

| bicycle =

| accessible = Yes—step free access

| code = AZC

| zone = Myki Zone 1

| website = [https://metrotunnel.vic.gov.au/construction/domain/anzac Anzac station]

| opening = 2025 (scheduled)

| closed =

| electrified = Yes (1500 V DC overhead)

| status = Under construction

| mpassengers =

| services = {{Adjacent stations

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|line3=CranbourneM|left3=Town Hall|right3=Malvern|to-right3=East Pakenham or Cranbourne

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Anzac railway station is a rapid transit railway station on the Cranbourne, Pakenham and Sunbury lines, serving the Melbourne CBD in Victoria, Australia. When opened as part of the Metro Tunnel project, Anzac will be an underground premium station, featuring an island platform with two faces. The station will connect directly to the Anzac tram interchange at street level. Major construction commenced in April 2018, and was completed in September 2024, with minor finishing works to continue until its opening in 2025.{{cite web |title=Domain Station construction plans |url=http://metrotunnel.vic.gov.au/construction/domain/constructing-domain-station |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621082731/http://metrotunnel.vic.gov.au/construction/domain/constructing-domain-station |archivedate=21 June 2017 |accessdate=21 June 2017 |website=Metro Tunnel |publisher=Melbourne Metro Rail Authority |language=en-AU |df=dmy-all}}{{Cite web |date=9 September 2024 |title=Major construction complete at Anzac Station |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/metro-tunnel-project/anzac-station-major-construction-complete |access-date=9 September 2024 |website=Victoria's Big Build |language=en}}

Originally announced under the working title of Domain, after the nearby Kings Domain, following a naming competition the station was named Anzac for the nearby Shrine of Remembrance and in honour of the Anzac spirit of "service and sacrifice".{{Cite web|url=https://metrotunnel.vic.gov.au/stations/station-names|title=Metro Tunnel Station Names|website=metrotunnel.vic.gov.au|language=en|access-date=2018-07-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707091040/https://metrotunnel.vic.gov.au/stations/station-names|archive-date=7 July 2018|url-status=dead}} Construction on the station commenced in 2018 using the cut-and-cover method.{{cite news|last1=Carey|first1=Adam|title=Melbourne Metro to close busy city streets for up to three years, including Domain Road|url=http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/melbourne-metro-to-close-busy-city-streets-for-up-to-three-years-including-domain-road-20151105-gkrkwi.html|accessdate=21 June 2017|work=The Age|date=5 November 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313132136/http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/melbourne-metro-to-close-busy-city-streets-for-up-to-three-years-including-domain-road-20151105-gkrkwi.html|archivedate=13 March 2017|language=en-AU|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}{{Cite web|url=https://infrastructuremagazine.com.au/2018/04/24/construction-starts-on-new-metro-tunnel-station/|title=Construction starts on new Metro Tunnel station {{!}} Infrastructure Magazine|website=infrastructuremagazine.com.au|date=24 April 2018 |language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-07}} The station will provide a direct platform transfer to services on the busy tram corridor along St Kilda Road and will provide access to the nearby Royal Botanic Gardens and Albert Park.