On Saturday 1 April, Metro Academy opened its doors to the public for Metro’s first ever Community Day, allowing train enthusiasts of all ages to come and experience a taste of life on the railways.

Activities included taking to the tracks in Metro’s state-of-the-art train simulators, learning about the history of Melbourne’s rail network and the city-shaping projects happening across Melbourne, and meeting some of the incredible team behind our rail network.

Metro’s Careers team were on hand to meet aspiring team members and give them a behind-the-scenes insight into our diverse and rewarding roles at Metro Trains. Aspiring applicants got a glimpse of our training activities firsthand, and the opportunity to speak to operational team members about what it takes to run a network serving over five million people.

Metro Trains CEO Raymond O’Flaherty said, “Metro Community Day is about opening our doors to the community and allowing them to experience life on the railways through a variety of interactive activities. It was wonderful to see so many people there engaging with our staff and sharing their mutual enthusiasm for trains.”

Tickets to the event were free, but visitors raised much needed funds for event charity partner, the St Vincent de Paul Society to assist the Vinnies Soup Van service, which provides meals and a friendly face to those experiencing food insecurity across Victoria.