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City Loop
City Loop
Overview
Other name(s)	Melbourne Underground Rail Loop
Status	Operational
Owner	Victorian Railways (VR) (1891–1974); MURLA (1971–1983); VR as VicRail (1974–1983); MTA (The Met) (1983–1989); PTC (The Met) (1989–1997); VicTrack (1997–Current);
Locale	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Termini	Flinders Street; Flinders Street;
Connecting lines	All metropolitan, regional, and interstate
Stations	5 current stations; 1 former station;
Service
Services	All metropolitan, regional, and interstate
Operator(s)	Victorian Railways (VR) (1891–1974); VR as VicRail (1974–1983); MTA (The Met) (1983–1989); PTC (The Met) (1989–1998); Bayside Trains (1998–2000); Hillside Trains (1998–2000); Connex Melbourne (2000–2009); M>Train (2000–2004); Metro Trains (2009–present);
Rolling stock	Comeng, Siemens, X'Trapolis 100, HCMT
History
Commenced	22 June 1971
Opened	Flinders Street to Richmond on 8 February 1859; Southern Cross to North Melbourne on 21 October 1860; Flinders Street to Princes Bridge on 18 December 1865; Flinders Street to Southern Cross on 29 November 1891; Princes Bridge to Jolimont on 21 October 1901; Burnley Loop 24 January 1981; Caulfield Loop 24 January 1981; City Loop 6 December 1981; Clifton Hill Loop 31 October 1982; Northern Loop on 24 January 1984;
Completed	24 January 1984
Electrified	North Melbourne to Richmond on 28 May 1919; Princes Bridge to Jolimont on 31 July 1921; Burnley Loop 24 January 1981; Caulfield Loop 24 January 1981; City Loop 6 December 1981; Clifton Hill Loop 31 October 1982; Northern Loop 24 January 1984;
Technical
Line length	Burnley loop: 9.099 km (5.65 mi); Caulfield loop: 8.998 km (5.59 mi); Clifton Hill loop: 7.289 km (4.53 mi); Northern loop: 7.624 km (4.74 mi);
Number of tracks	Twelve tracks: Flinders Street to Richmond; Six tracks: Flinders Street to North Melbourne; Four tracks: Flagstaff to Parliament via loop; Triple track: Southern Cross to Flagstaff; Double track: Flinders to Jolimont; Flinders Street to Parliament; Parliament to Richmond; ; Single track: Flagstaff to North Melbourne; Parliament to Jolimont;
Character	Underground section and raised viaduct
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification	1500 V DC overhead
Operating speed	60 km/h (37 mph)
Signalling	Automatic block signaling
Maximum incline	1 in 38 (2.63%)
Route map
	Legend
	Metro Tunnel
	to Footscray
	Multiple lines (Northern group)
	via North Melbourne
	Multiple lines (Clifton Hill group)
	via Jolimont
	Metro Tunnel
	to Caulfield
	Multiple lines (Burnley & Caulfield groups)
	via Richmond
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Stopping patterns[edit]

Station status

All stations are Premium Station – Station staffed from first to last train

Platform number	1	2	3	4
Lines	Clifton Hill group	Caulfield group	Northern group	Burnley group
Lines	Hurstbridge & Mernda lines	Cranbourne & Pakenham lines	Craigieburn , Sunbury & Upfield lines	Alamein , Belgrave , Glen Waverley & Lilydale lines
Weekday mornings	Clockwise	Anti-clockwise	Clockwise	Anti-clockwise
Weekday afternoons			Anti-clockwise	Clockwise
Weekends			Clockwise	Clockwise
Notes		In 2025, Cranbourne & Pakenham services will cease operation in the City Loop	In 2025, Sunbury services will cease operation in the City Loop	Alamein trains only operate via the City Loop weekdays.

Station histories
Station	Opened^[1]	Closed^[1]	Age	Notes^[1]
Parliament	22 January 1983		41 years
Melbourne Central	26 January 1981		43 years	Formerly Museum^[1]
Flagstaff	27 May 1985		38 years
Southern Cross	17 January 1859		165 years	Formerly Batman's Hill Formerly Spencer Street
Flinders Street	12 September 1854		169 years	Formerly Melbourne Terminus
Princes Bridge	8 February 1859	1 October 1866	7 years
Princes Bridge	2 April 1879	30 June 1980	101 years

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Anderson, Rick (2010). Stopping All Stations. Clunes, Victoria: Full Parallel Productions. ISBN 978-0646543635. OCLC 671303814.

[Anderson-1] Anderson, Rick (2010). Stopping All Stations. Clunes, Victoria: Full Parallel Productions. ISBN 978-0646543635. OCLC 671303814.

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