Author: Sarah Laskow / Source: Atlas Obscura
A century ago, city planners in Sydney, Australia, were working to create an underground rail system for the growing city. From the city’s center, the tunnels would extend out to the east, west, and south, connecting to the suburbs.
Under the St. James Station, located in the central business district, there was meant to be a major hub.But the plan was never completed. When the Depression swept through in the 1930s, part of the underground station had been built, but a couple of the planned tunnels were still at their stubby beginnings. Work stopped, and for decades the tunnels remained incomplete.
Now, though, the New South Wales government has a new plan for the St. James Tunnels. A year from now, the government is hoping to have a concrete proposal to transform them into a subterranean space for shopping, bars, and…
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