Transit Divisional Response Unit officers have charged a man following criminal damage to Flinders Street Railway Station.
It’s alleged on 12 January a man scaled and tagged the heritage listed façade of the building causing extensive damage.
It’s also alleged tags were painted on walls around the Westgate Tunnel Project in Spotswood and across Sandringham, Mernda, Craigieburn and Sunbury railway lines.
The damage is estimated at over $200,000.
Police executed search warrants at addresses in West Footscray and Caulfield North and seized a number of items including spray paint, knuckle dusters and a samurai sword.
The 23-year-old West Footscray man has been charged with multiple offences including criminal damage and possessing a controlled weapon.
He has been bailed to appear in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 8 February.
