Bullet trains are not running here yet. Meant to start on the 23rd

If you look at the masterplan they're moving towards a cohesive, mega-terminal building over the long term. Not quite the same as starting with a fresh slate, but better than nothing

You're right. I don't know why, but for some reason I had in my head it went under the Yarra

If you look at the masterplan they're fortunately aiming to have the station at what will become the centre of the terminal precinct.

Your napkin maths contains a few flawed assumptions, including a major one that the entire direct tunnel route is a tunnel. Only approximately 9km would be tunnel, the rest being above ground. This would put it at about the same length as the metro tunnel, without the complexities of building wit...