Tuesday, 14 October 2025

 Ryan BATCHELOR (Southern Metropolitan) (12:58): My question today is to the Minister for Transport Infrastructure. How will the new Metro Tunnel benefit commuters on the Frankston line? It is confirmed: the Metro Tunnel is going to open in December, a year ahead of schedule. We know the Liberals said it could not be done. They did not want it, they did not fund it and they said it was a hoax, but here we are, just weeks away from the Metro Tunnel opening. It is going to change the way we move around our city. Following the summer start, from 1 February, with the big switch, people from the Frankston line once again will be able to catch trains around the city loop, helping them to get to work, to study and to move around sooner. The Metro Tunnel is going to transform Melbourne, including for residents right across Southern Metropolitan Melbourne. Christmas is going to come early this year, and I can hardly wait.