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The total length of tunnels in the loop is 12 km (7.5 mi) with 10 km (6.2 mi) of circular tunnels, and 2 km (1.2 mi) of box tunnels. The four tunnels have an average length of 3.74 km (2.32 mi), with a further 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) of track connecting with
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A "double sleeper" floating track system was used to solve the problem of ground-transmitted vibration and track noise, and the loop has some of the best-designed and quietest underground stations in the world. At the time of its construction, Parliament station had the
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in 2012 proposed reconfiguring the City Loop. Once complete, the reconfiguration would help the network to run seven independent lines with dedicated access in the CBD. The proposal was again included in the 30-year
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The eleven remaining metropolitan lines serve the City Loop and are organised into four separate groups: Burnley, Caulfield, Clifton Hill, and
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services running through to the Upfield line via the Flinders Street Viaduct and Frankston services running through to the Craigieburn line via the reconfigured City Loop track pair, which differs from the post-reconfiguration network outlined in stage 4 of the 2012 Network Development Plan.
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The Clifton Hill/City Circle Group consists of the Hurstbridge and Mernda lines and the City circle The line was the first to operate in a consistent direction all day. All services on the group operate in a clockwise direction all day, entering the city at Flinders Street and leaving after
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Prior to 2008, services operated anti-clockwise during weekday mornings similar to the Burnley Group. From 2008 to 2013 services ran clockwise on weekdays and anti-clockwise on weekends. The main reason for the current operational direction is because of the flat junction at
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The project would see up to 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) of new tunnel built, creating new entrances to the existing City Loop tunnels. Two of the four City Loop tunnels would be 'split' from the loop, and run as an independent pair of underground cross-city tracks from
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run through the City Loop, organised into four separate groups, the Burnley/City Circle, Caulfield, Clifton Hill, and Northern groups. Each group has its own dedicated single-track tunnel, with trains running on balloon loops around the CBD. The Loop follows
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The 'City of Melbourne Underground Railway Construction Act' was passed in 1960, and test bores were sunk by the Mines Department in 1961, but no funding was provided. Throughout the next few years many proposals were made for providing more
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were introduced to the City Loop on the Caulfield tunnel. As part of that, signalling infrastructure was altered and operations of the Caulfield loop were changed to run consistently anti-clockwise around the loop all-day, every day.
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would reach capacity in the 2030s, and the City Loop would be heavily congested by 2036. After the Metro Tunnel opens, services would still be constrained by the Craigieburn line sharing a single City Loop track with the
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in 2014 and was significantly delayed after the collapse of the contractor while works were underway. The cost ballooned from an estimated $ 43 million in 2014 to $ 469 million in 2023.
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designed to relieve congestion on the City Loop tunnels. The 9 km (5.6 mi) dual tunnels are set to open by 2025. The north-south tunnels were first recommended by the
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had resulted in it rising to $ 255,600,000. While the final cost was $ 500 million, the opening of the loop helped reverse a 30-year trend of falling suburban rail patronage.
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723:
3470:"Flagstaff Railway Station/William St #7"
3019:Build, Victoria's Big (13 January 2023).
2655:Build, Victoria’s Big (24 October 2022).
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1493:Inside a section of bored tunnel in 2004.
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2283:S.E. Dornan and R.G. Henderson (1979).
2140:S.E. Dornan and R.G. Henderson (1979).
2079:S.E. Dornan and R.G. Henderson (1979).
1405:, including the reconfigured City Loop.
1357:lines in Melbourne's south-east to the
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3208:
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3014:
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2686:"Rail passengers kept out of the loop"
2499:
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2395:"Public transport – City Loop history"
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924:already covered the CBD extensively,
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23:. For the "city loop" in Sydney, see
16:Rail tunnel through the Melbourne CBD
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2258:Melbourne's underground takes shape
2102:
2100:
1971:
1941:Parliament station platform in 2014.
584:
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4666:Railway tunnels in Victoria (state)
4319:
3870:Western & Southwestern District
3440:
3276:. Alison Hideki. 2018. p. 20.
3259:
3220:. Alison Hideki. 2018. p. 21.
3205:
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2684:Cowburn, Brodie (7 December 2020).
2503:
2494:
2485:Melbourne Underground Rail Options
2377:
2327:. Alison Hideki. 2018. p. 23.
2033:Flagstaff station platform in 2023.
1320:Melbourne central business district
1135:built by Richmond engineering firm
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3536:– City Loop history and photo page
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2845:
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2674:
2661:Victoria’s Big Build: Metro Tunnel
2641:
2563:
2557:"City Loop upgrade powering ahead"
2351:Metropolitan Transport Authority.
2221:The Railways of Victoria 1854–2004
2183:The Railways of Victoria 1854–2004
2169:. Victorian Railway Commissioners.
1573:
1392:
1080:1969 Melbourne Transportation Plan
1003:. A branch line turned north from
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4691:1500 V DC railway electrification
3516:
2097:
2000:Melbourne Central Shopping Centre
1986:Melbourne Central railway station
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1194:Melbourne Central Shopping Centre
818:Eleven metropolitan lines of the
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3688:
3582:
2397:. doi.vic.gov.au. Archived from
2358:. doi.vic.gov.au. Archived from
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1543:
1505:Services and direction of travel
1310:A map of the under-construction
1169:was erected beside the existing
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3816:South Kensington–West Footscray
3542:– Publicity leaflets circa 1970
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2506:"A new direction for commuters"
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2187:Melbourne University Publishing
1994:, which was located within the
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1101:The project was financed using
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763:Melbourne Underground Rail Loop
502:
4565:Daylesford Spa Country Railway
3600:
3546:Metro Trains Melbourne website
3161:Wong, Marcus (1 August 2022).
2657:"Benefits for your train line"
2393:Department of Infrastructure.
2252:
2237:
1727:Clifton Hill City circle group
1615:Clifton Hill City circle group
1520:All metropolitan lines on the
610:
549:
439:
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115:Metropolitan Transit Authority
1:
2856:"Victorian Train Network Map"
2782:"Reconfiguring the City Loop"
2504:Hui, Jin (24 February 2021).
2435:Vincent Adams Winter (1990).
2285:Electric Railways of Victoria
2142:Electric Railways of Victoria
2081:Electric Railways of Victoria
2058:
1949:
1435:Craigieburn metropolitan line
1283:originally started under the
897:for their own exclusive use.
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4651:Railway lines opened in 1981
4580:Victorian Goldfields Railway
3423:"Swanston St/La Trobe St #6"
3298:"Albert St/Nicholson St #10"
2575:Eddie, Rachel (7 May 2022).
2024:
446:
120:Public Transport Corporation
7:
4585:Walhalla Goldfields Railway
3495:"William St/La Trobe St #3"
2437:VR and VicRail: 1962 – 1983
2249:August 1971 pages 19-22, 36
1932:
1377:trains will run through to
1285:Napthine Liberal government
931:
841:A new CBD rail tunnel, the
653:
432:
10:
4707:
4661:Railway lines in Melbourne
4342:inc Ararat and Maryborough
3889:(Hamilton to East Natimuk)
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1983:
1956:Parliament railway station
1953:
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1618:
1577:
1558:Glen Waverley railway line
1547:
1401:Diagram of stage 4 of the
1324:Eddington Transport Report
1299:
1276:High Capacity Metro Trains
1226:
860:
18:
4676:Underground commuter rail
4656:Tunnels completed in 1981
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3589:Railway lines in Victoria
3523:Public Transport Victoria
3499:Public Transport Victoria
3474:Public Transport Victoria
3427:Public Transport Victoria
3402:Public Transport Victoria
3377:Public Transport Victoria
3352:Public Transport Victoria
3327:Public Transport Victoria
3302:Public Transport Victoria
2945:Public Transport Victoria
2920:Public Transport Victoria
2863:Public Transport VictoriA
2718:Public Transport Victoria
2039:Flagstaff railway station
1996:State Library of Victoria
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969:Ashworth Improvement Plan
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4374:Traralgon and Bairnsdale
4352:inc Echuca and Swan Hill
1673:Craigieburn railway line
1621:Hurstbridge railway line
1439:Shepparton regional line
1418:, as recommendation 60.
1158:The loop comprises four
811:, and together with the
4606:South Gippsland Railway
4521:Flinders Street Viaduct
3721:Deer Park–West Werribee
3534:Department of Transport
2789:Infrastructure Victoria
2765:Infrastructure Victoria
2171:(VR publicity brochure)
2017:and two tram routes on
1580:Cranbourne railway line
1530:Flinders Street station
1428:North Melbourne station
1416:Infrastructure Victoria
1387:Flinders Street Viaduct
1174:Flinders Street Viaduct
1007:, and went through the
1001:North Melbourne station
871:Flinders Street Viaduct
813:Flinders Street Viaduct
761:(originally called the
523:Flinders Street Viaduct
4404:Metro Trains Melbourne
4068:North Eastern District
3666:Western standard gauge
3246:www.metrotrains.com.au
3192:www.premier.vic.gov.au
3021:"Metro Tunnel Project"
2996:www.metrotrains.com.au
2606:www.premier.vic.gov.au
2535:www.metrotrains.com.au
2246:Railway Transportation
2034:
1981:
1966:Parliament of Victoria
1942:
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1522:Melbourne rail network
1517:
1513:Next train display at
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999:then turning north to
941:
920:. Although the city's
895:Princes Bridge station
820:Melbourne rail network
799:(formerly Museum) and
776:infrastructure in the
135:Metro Trains Melbourne
4681:Melbourne City Centre
4575:Puffing Billy Railway
4440:Flemington Racecourse
3726:Flemington Racecourse
3699:Metropolitan District
3528:Zen and the City Loop
2264:September 1971 page 1
2032:
1979:
1940:
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1584:Pakenham railway line
1562:Lilydale railway line
1554:Belgrave railway line
1512:
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1443:Seymour regional line
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1151:Loop, with the final
1133:tunnel boring machine
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939:
4590:Yarra Valley Railway
3826:Spring Vale Cemetery
3273:Australia's Railways
3217:Australia's Railways
3167:Waking up in Geelong
3025:Victoria's Big Build
2916:"Glen Waverley Line"
2324:Australia's Railways
2219:Lee, Robert (2007).
2181:Lee, Robert (2007).
1681:Upfield railway line
1677:Sunbury railway line
1550:Alamein railway line
918:Parliament buildings
203:1,500 V DC
61:City Loop, June 2024
4632:Victoria portal
4278:Eaglehawk–Inglewood
4266:Cross country lines
3882:Ballarat–Daylesford
2626:Mees, Paul (2010).
1892:Weekday afternoons
1625:Mernda railway line
1274:In 2021, seven-car
1111:Jolimont rail yards
4671:Railway loop lines
4570:Mornington Railway
3938:Gheringhap–Maroona
3670:Melbourne–Adelaide
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1598:Parliament station
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1232:Queen Elizabeth II
1213:
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1096:Victorian Railways
1076:
1074:in the background.
1039:
1020:Transport Minister
966:Victorian Railways
964:streets. The 1940
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622:Clifton Hill group
110:Victorian Railways
99:All suburban lines
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2510:Berwick Star News
2425:March 1981 page 3
2230:978-0-522-85134-2
2196:978-0-522-85134-2
2167:Operation Phoenix
2045:Flagstaff Gardens
1972:Melbourne Central
1930:
1929:
1875:Weekday mornings
1236:documentary films
1122:Coop's Shot Tower
1088:City of Melbourne
1009:Flagstaff Gardens
981:Operation Phoenix
797:Melbourne Central
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4283:Geelong–Ballarat
4149:Eastern District
3836:St Kilda–Windsor
3806:Rosstown Railway
3781:Newport–Sunshine
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2019:La Trobe Street
2015:Swanston Street
2004:Carlton Gardens
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1887:Anti-clockwise
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1393:Reconfiguration
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1298:
1293:
1272:
1229:
1186:La Trobe Street
1171:quadruple track
1068:La Trobe Street
1060:
997:Lonsdale Street
993:Fitzroy Gardens
973:Flinders Street
954:North Melbourne
934:
914:RMIT University
863:
805:Flinders Street
743:
717:
691:
676:
657:
650:
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631:Flinders Street
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12:
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4117:
4112:
4107:
4102:
4097:
4092:
4087:
4082:
4077:
4071:
4069:
4065:
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3910:
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3895:
3890:
3884:
3879:
3873:
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3867:
3866:
3864:
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3843:
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3833:
3828:
3823:
3818:
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3808:
3803:
3798:
3793:
3791:Port Melbourne
3788:
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3773:
3768:
3763:
3758:
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3748:
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3728:
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2353:"MURL Booklet"
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1667:Northern group
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1300:Main article:
1297:
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1268:
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1137:Jaques Limited
1078:Following the
1059:
1056:
1052:rail transport
1011:. In 1954 the
1005:William Street
977:Princes Bridge
933:
930:
883:through routed
867:Southern Cross
862:
859:
829:Spring Streets
809:Southern Cross
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718:This diagram:
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681:
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626:
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592:
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582:
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572:
564:
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540:
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531:
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484:
483:
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475:
468:
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444:
437:
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428:
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424:Southern Cross
420:
419:
412:
410:
403:
395:
387:
386:
385:
377:
369:
368:
367:
360:
353:
345:
337:
336:
335:
333:
331:
323:
322:
317:
315:
313:
305:
297:
296:
295:
288:
281:
279:
277:
273:Northern group
270:
267:
266:
259:
257:
255:
248:
246:
244:
237:
236:
231:
221:
220:
217:
210:
209:
199:
193:
192:
189:
185:
184:
177:
173:
172:
168:
167:
164:
160:
159:
156:
152:
151:
148:
144:
143:
139:
138:
137:(2009–present)
125:Bayside Trains
107:
103:
102:
96:
92:
91:
87:
86:
83:
79:
78:
73:
69:
68:
64:
63:
54:
46:
45:
37:
36:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
4703:
4692:
4689:
4687:
4684:
4682:
4679:
4677:
4674:
4672:
4669:
4667:
4664:
4662:
4659:
4657:
4654:
4652:
4649:
4648:
4646:
4633:
4621:
4607:
4604:
4603:
4601:
4597:
4591:
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4583:
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4578:
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4573:
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4568:
4566:
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4557:
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4551:
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4540:
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4522:
4519:
4517:
4514:
4513:
4511:
4507:
4501:
4498:
4496:
4493:
4491:
4488:
4486:
4483:
4481:
4478:
4476:
4473:
4471:
4468:
4466:
4463:
4461:
4458:
4456:
4453:
4451:
4450:Glen Waverley
4448:
4446:
4443:
4441:
4438:
4436:
4433:
4431:
4428:
4426:
4423:
4421:
4418:
4417:
4414:
4410:
4405:
4400:
4396:
4383:
4382:
4381:
4378:
4373:
4372:
4371:
4368:
4364:
4361:
4360:
4359:
4356:
4351:
4350:
4349:
4346:
4341:
4340:
4339:
4336:
4334:
4331:
4330:
4327:
4322:
4317:
4313:
4299:
4296:
4294:
4291:
4289:
4286:
4284:
4281:
4279:
4276:
4274:
4271:
4270:
4268:
4264:
4258:
4255:
4253:
4250:
4248:
4245:
4243:
4240:
4238:
4235:
4233:
4230:
4228:
4225:
4224:
4222:
4218:
4212:
4209:
4207:
4204:
4202:
4199:
4197:
4194:
4192:
4189:
4187:
4184:
4182:
4179:
4177:
4174:
4172:
4169:
4167:
4164:
4162:
4159:
4157:
4154:
4153:
4151:
4147:
4141:
4138:
4136:
4133:
4131:
4128:
4126:
4123:
4121:
4118:
4116:
4113:
4111:
4108:
4106:
4103:
4101:
4098:
4096:
4093:
4091:
4088:
4086:
4083:
4081:
4078:
4076:
4073:
4072:
4070:
4066:
4060:
4057:
4055:
4052:
4050:
4047:
4045:
4042:
4040:
4037:
4035:
4032:
4030:
4027:
4025:
4022:
4020:
4017:
4015:
4012:
4011:
4009:
4005:
3999:
3996:
3994:
3991:
3989:
3986:
3984:
3981:
3979:
3976:
3974:
3971:
3969:
3966:
3964:
3961:
3959:
3958:Mount Gambier
3956:
3954:
3951:
3949:
3946:
3944:
3941:
3939:
3936:
3934:
3931:
3929:
3926:
3924:
3921:
3919:
3916:
3914:
3911:
3909:
3906:
3904:
3901:
3899:
3896:
3894:
3891:
3888:
3885:
3883:
3880:
3878:
3875:
3874:
3872:
3868:
3862:
3859:
3857:
3854:
3852:
3849:
3847:
3844:
3842:
3839:
3837:
3834:
3832:
3829:
3827:
3824:
3822:
3819:
3817:
3814:
3812:
3809:
3807:
3804:
3802:
3799:
3797:
3794:
3792:
3789:
3787:
3784:
3782:
3779:
3777:
3774:
3772:
3769:
3767:
3764:
3762:
3759:
3757:
3754:
3752:
3749:
3747:
3744:
3742:
3741:Glen Waverley
3739:
3737:
3734:
3732:
3729:
3727:
3724:
3722:
3719:
3717:
3714:
3712:
3709:
3707:
3706:Albion–Jacana
3704:
3703:
3701:
3697:
3693:
3686:
3682:
3671:
3667:
3664:
3662:
3659:
3657:
3654:
3652:
3649:
3647:
3644:
3642:
3639:
3637:
3634:
3632:
3629:
3627:
3624:
3622:
3619:
3617:
3614:
3612:
3609:
3608:
3605:
3598:
3594:
3590:
3585:
3576:
3571:
3569:
3564:
3562:
3557:
3556:
3553:
3547:
3544:
3541:
3538:
3535:
3532:
3529:
3526:
3524:
3521:
3520:
3500:
3496:
3490:
3475:
3471:
3465:
3449:
3443:
3428:
3424:
3418:
3403:
3399:
3393:
3378:
3374:
3368:
3353:
3349:
3343:
3328:
3324:
3318:
3303:
3299:
3293:
3285:
3283:9781925630763
3279:
3275:
3274:
3267:
3265:
3263:
3247:
3243:
3237:
3229:
3227:9781925630763
3223:
3219:
3218:
3211:
3209:
3193:
3189:
3183:
3168:
3164:
3157:
3155:
3139:
3135:
3129:
3113:
3109:
3103:
3095:
3089:
3073:
3067:
3051:
3047:
3041:
3026:
3022:
3015:
3013:
2997:
2993:
2987:
2971:
2967:
2961:
2946:
2942:
2936:
2921:
2917:
2911:
2896:
2890:
2888:
2886:
2884:
2882:
2880:
2864:
2857:
2851:
2849:
2833:
2829:
2823:
2808:
2804:
2798:
2790:
2783:
2777:
2775:
2766:
2759:
2753:
2751:
2749:
2747:
2745:
2743:
2741:
2739:
2737:
2735:
2719:
2712:
2706:
2691:
2687:
2680:
2678:
2662:
2658:
2651:
2649:
2647:
2645:
2636:
2629:
2622:
2607:
2603:
2597:
2582:
2578:
2571:
2569:
2567:
2558:
2551:
2536:
2532:
2526:
2511:
2507:
2500:
2498:
2490:
2489:
2482:
2467:
2463:
2456:
2448:
2446:0-9592069-3-0
2442:
2438:
2431:
2424:
2423:
2416:
2400:
2396:
2389:
2387:
2385:
2383:
2381:
2361:
2354:
2347:
2345:
2336:
2334:9781925630763
2330:
2326:
2325:
2318:
2312:
2310:
2304:
2296:
2294:0-909459-06-1
2290:
2286:
2279:
2277:
2275:
2273:
2271:
2263:
2262:
2255:
2248:
2247:
2240:
2232:
2226:
2222:
2215:
2213:
2211:
2209:
2207:
2198:
2192:
2188:
2184:
2177:
2168:
2161:
2153:
2151:0-909459-06-1
2147:
2143:
2136:
2117:
2110:
2103:
2101:
2092:
2090:0-909459-06-1
2086:
2082:
2075:
2073:
2071:
2069:
2064:
2056:
2054:
2050:
2046:
2040:
2031:
2022:
2020:
2016:
2012:
2007:
2005:
2001:
1997:
1993:
1987:
1978:
1969:
1967:
1963:
1957:
1947:
1939:
1925:
1922:
1919:
1917:
1913:
1910:
1909:
1905:
1902:
1901:
1894:
1891:
1890:
1886:
1883:
1874:
1873:
1867:
1857:
1855:Glen Waverley
1847:
1837:
1830:
1825:
1815:
1805:
1798:
1793:
1783:
1776:
1771:
1761:
1754:
1753:
1750:
1749:
1748:Burnley group
1745:
1743:
1742:
1738:
1736:
1735:
1731:
1729:
1728:
1724:
1720:
1703:
1698:Summary table
1695:
1691:
1687:
1682:
1678:
1674:
1664:
1662:
1656:
1653:
1647:
1643:
1639:
1637:
1631:
1626:
1622:
1612:
1608:
1604:
1599:
1595:
1590:
1585:
1581:
1571:
1568:
1563:
1559:
1555:
1551:
1544:Burnley group
1541:
1537:
1533:
1531:
1527:
1523:
1516:
1511:
1502:
1500:
1499:balloon loops
1491:
1482:
1480:
1476:
1472:
1467:
1464:
1459:
1457:
1453:
1452:Glen Waverley
1449:
1444:
1440:
1436:
1431:
1429:
1425:
1419:
1417:
1412:
1404:
1399:
1390:
1388:
1384:
1380:
1376:
1372:
1368:
1364:
1360:
1356:
1352:
1347:
1345:
1341:
1337:
1336:State Library
1333:
1329:
1325:
1321:
1313:
1308:
1303:
1288:
1286:
1280:
1277:
1267:
1264:
1260:
1251:
1247:
1245:
1241:
1237:
1233:
1224:
1222:
1217:
1209:
1205:
1203:
1197:
1195:
1191:
1187:
1183:
1179:
1178:cut and cover
1175:
1172:
1168:
1165:
1161:
1156:
1154:
1150:
1146:
1142:
1141:cut and cover
1138:
1134:
1130:
1123:
1118:
1114:
1112:
1108:
1104:
1099:
1097:
1093:
1089:
1085:
1084:Vernon Wilcox
1081:
1073:
1069:
1064:
1055:
1053:
1049:
1045:
1035:
1031:
1029:
1025:
1021:
1016:
1014:
1010:
1006:
1002:
998:
994:
990:
986:
982:
978:
974:
970:
967:
963:
959:
956:stations via
955:
951:
947:
938:
929:
927:
923:
919:
915:
911:
907:
903:
898:
896:
892:
888:
884:
880:
876:
872:
868:
858:
856:
852:
848:
844:
839:
835:
834:
830:
826:
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