This is not a drill! We repeat, this is not a drill! After years of city-wide disruptions , billions of dollars spent, five new underground train stations built, state-of-the-art tech installed and hours of intense driver training sessions , Melbourne's Metro Tunnel is ready to open to the public. And it's being delivered a year ahead of schedule, too.

The official opening date has been a tight-lipped secret for a while now, but Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has finally revealed the landmark new public transport network will open with hundreds of weekly services in early December.

But don't expect to be cruising from Sunbury to Pakenham at all hours of the day. The Metro Tunnel will open with a special Summer Start period to iron out any bugs, avoid unexpected disruptions and

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