Fran La Fontaine and Richard Gogerly were both university students when the City Loop opened in the 1980s. Now they’re at Town Hall station to experience a similar sort of opening.
But as La Fontaine says: “It’s much better … it’s got a real nice airport sort of vibe.”
Fran La Fontaine and Richard Gogerly at the State Library station.Credit: Justin McManus
The pair aren’t short of comparisons for the new stations.
Gogerly thinks it’s giving “retro sci-fi”. La Fontaine also says elements remind her of the Burnley Tunnel.
Simon Deinhardt, meanwhile, is waiting to catch his first Metro Tunnel service because it’s now the quickest way to visit friends in Footscray.
Deinhardt is from Cologne in Germany, but currently studying a bachelor’s degree in Melbourne. So how does the tunnel compare to the famous Deutsche Bahn?
Simon Deinhardt at the State Library station. Credit: Justin McManus
“This one feels like it is made for more people … the amount of space and even the security measures,” Deinhardt says. Having only arrived six months ago, he is happy to be reaping the rewards of a decade-long project.
“Ten years of planning – I don’t know about that? That took like half a year,” Deinhardt says, tongue firmly in cheek.
At Anzac station, it’s still mostly sight-seers rather than commuters.
John Cahir meets up with a group of fellow ex-Bureau of Meteorology colleagues every Monday for decent walk (about 10 kilometres, usually) somewhere around the city.
John Cahir at Anzac station. Credit: Wayne Taylor
Today, they decided to travel through each of the Metro Tunnel stations, starting at Town Hall.
“We’ll visit the five stations and then walk up to Brunetti’s in Carlton from Arden,” Cahir said.
“It’s fabulous.”
