The Brisbane Metro’s underground station at the Cultural Centre, which will cost about a third of the metro's $944 million budget, has taken virtual shape, with an animation released on Tuesday.

Brisbane lord mayor Graham Quirk was joined by federal Urban Infrastructure and Cities Minister Paul Fletcher to release the artist's vision of the $315 million underground station at South Brisbane.

The project received a $300 million funding boost in the 2018-19 federal budget.

The council released the fly-through vision of the station despite still being in discussions with the state government about purchasing parcels of the required land.