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City Loop

City Loop

User:ThylacineHunter/Lines/City Loop railway line 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 (1971-06-22) Opened Flinders Street to Richmond on 8 February 1859 (1859-02-08) Southern Cross to North Melbourne on 21 October 1860 (1860-10-21) Flinders Street to Princes Bridge on 18 December 1865 (1865-12-18) Flinders Street to Southern Cross on 29 November 1891 (1891-11-29) Princes Bridge to Jolimont on 21 October 1901 (1901-10-21) Burnley Loop 24 January 1981 (1981-01-24) Caulfield Loop 24 January 1981 (1981-01-24) City Loop 6 December 1981 (1981-12-06) Clifton Hill Loop 31 October 1982 (1982-10-31) Northern Loop on 24 January 1984 (1984-01-24) Completed 24 January 1984 (1984-01-24) Electrified North Melbourne to Richmond on 28 May 1919 (1919-05-28) Princes Bridge to Jolimont on 31 July 1921 (1921-07-31) Burnley Loop 24 January 1981 (1981-01-24) Caulfield Loop 24 January 1981 (1981-01-24) City Loop 6 December 1981 (1981-12-06) Clifton Hill Loop 31 October 1982 (1982-10-31) Northern Loop 24 January 1984 (1984-01-24) 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 Metro Tunnel to Footscray Multiple lines (Northern group) via North Melbourne State Library Flagstaff Melbourne Central Southern Cross Parliament Town Hall Multiple lines (Clifton Hill group) via Jolimont Flinders Street Princes Bridge (closed) Metro Tunnel to Caulfield Multiple lines (Burnley & Caulfield groups) via Richmond Stopping patterns 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  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 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 Closed Age Notes Parliament 22 January 1983 41 years Melbourne Central 26 January 1981 43 years Formerly Museum 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 2 April 1879 30 June 1980 101 years

Flemington Racecourse

Flemington Racecourse

User:ThylacineHunter/Lines/Flemington Racecourse Metro Service | User:ThylacineHunter/Lines/Flemington Racecourse railway line Flemington Racecourse Overview Service type Commuter rail System Melbourne railway network Status Operational Locale Melbourne, Victoria, Australia First service 28 February 1861 (1861-02-28) Current operator(s) Metro Trains Former operator(s) M&ER (1861–1864) Victorian Railways (VR) (1867–1974) VR as VicRail (1974–1983) MTA (The Met) (1983–1989) PTC (The Met) (1989–1998) Hillside Trains (1998–2000) Connex Melbourne (2000–2009) Route Termini Flinders Street Flemington Racecourse Stops 5 Distance travelled 7.82 km (4.86 mi) Average journey time 17 minutes Service frequency 4–60 minutes during special events Line(s) used Flemington Racecourse, Albury (Craigieburn) Technical Rolling stock Comeng, Siemens, X'Trapolis 100 Track gauge 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) Electrification 1500 V DC overhead Track owner(s) VicTrack Route map km zone 0.0 Flinders Street ●●●●●●●●●●●● 1 1.2 Southern Cross ● 2.9 North Melbourne ●●●●●●● 7.0 Showgrounds 7.8 Flemington Racecourse 1 km zone Flemington Racecourse (physical track) Overview Status Operational with passenger services from Flinders Street to Flemington Racecourse Owner M&ER (1860–1864) Victorian Railways (VR) (1867–1974) 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 Flemington Racecourse Connecting lines All metropolitan, regional, and interstate Stations 5 current stations 2 former sidings Service Services Flemington Racecourse History Commenced 28 February 1861 (1861-02-28) Opened Southern Cross to Newmarket on 21 October 1860 (1860-10-21) Newmarket to Flemington Racecourse on 28 February 1861 (1861-02-28) Flinders Street to Southern Cross on 29 November 1891 (1891-11-29) Completed 28 February 1861 (1861-02-28) Reopened North Melbourne to Flemington Racecourse on 31 October 1867 (1867-10-31) Electrified Flinders Street to Flemington Racecourse on 28 May 1919 (1919-05-28) Closed North Melbourne to Flemington Racecourse on 1 July 1864 (1864-07-01) Technical Line length 8.092 km (5.03 mi) Number of tracks Six tracks: Flinders Street to North Melbourne Four tracks: North Melbourne to Kensington Triple track: Showgrounds to Flemington Racecourse Double track: Kensington to Showgrounds Track gauge 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) Electrification 1500 V DC overhead Operating speed 65 km/h (40 mph) - Electric 30 km/h (19 mph) - Diesel Signalling Automatic block signaling Maximum incline 1 in 50 (2%) Flemington Racecourse railway line km Multiple lines via Richmond or Jolimont City Loop 0.0 Flinders Street ●●●●●●●●●●●● 1.4 Parliament ●●●●●●●●● 2.7 Melbourne Central 3.3 Flagstaff 1.2 Southern Cross ● City Loop Albury, North East & Western lines to Albury, Sydney & Adelaide 2.9 North Melbourne ●●●●●●● 3.1 Dynon Road Upfield line to Upfield 3.7 CityLink 3.7 Moonee Ponds Creek Multiple lines via Footscray 4.8 Kensington 5.4 Racecourse Road 5.5 Newmarket ■ Craigieburn line to Craigieburn 6.4 Ascot Vale Road 7.0 Showgrounds 7.8 Flemington Racecourse km dual gauge Stopping patterns Legend — Station status ◼ Premium Station – Station staffed from first to last train ◻ Host Station – Usually staffed during morning peak, however this can vary for different stations on the network. Legend — Stopping patterns Services do not operate via the City Loop ● – All trains stop ◐ – Some services do not stop | – Trains pass and do not stop Flemington Racecourse Services Station Zone Show special Race special ◼ Flinders Street 1 ● ● ◼ Southern Cross ● ● ◼ North Melbourne ● ● ◻ Showgrounds ● | ◻ Flemington Racecourse | ● Station histories Station Opened Closed Age Notes Flinders Street 12 September 1854 169 years Formerly Melbourne Terminus Southern Cross 17 January 1859 165 years Formerly Batman's Hill Formerly Spencer Street North Melbourne 6 October 1859 164 years Kensington 1 November 1860 1 July 1864 3 years Melbourne and Essendon Railway Company 9 October 1871 152 years Newmarket 1 November 1860 1 July 1864 3 years Melbourne and Essendon Railway Company 9 October 1871 152 years Showgrounds 7 November 1883 140 years Flemington Racecourse 28 February 1861 1 July 1864 3 years Melbourne and Essendon Railway Company 31 October 1867 156 years

Sandringham

Sandringham

User:ThylacineHunter/Lines/Sandringham Metro Service | User:ThylacineHunter/Lines/Sandringham railway line Sandringham Overview Service type Commuter rail System Melbourne railway network Status Operational Locale Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Predecessor Windsor - North Brighton (1859–1860) Princes Bridge - Cremorne (1859–1860) Princes Bridge - North Brighton (1860–1861) Brighton Beach (1861–1887) First service 19 December 1859 (1859-12-19) Current operator(s) Metro Trains Former operator(s) St Kilda and Brighton Railway (1859–1862) Melbourne and Suburban Railway (1859–1862) Melbourne Railway Company (1862–1865) Melbourne and Hobson's Bay United Railway (1865–1878) Victorian Railways (VR) (1878–1974) VR as VicRail (1974–1983) MTA (The Met) (1983–1989) PTC (The Met) (1989–1998) Bayside Trains (1998–2000) M>Train (2000–2004) Connex Melbourne (2004–2009) Route Termini Flinders Street Sandringham Stops 14 Distance travelled 18.090 km (11.241 mi) Average journey time 30 minutes Service frequency 5-10 minutes weekdays peak 15 minutes weekdays off-peak 20 minutes at nights and weekend mornings and weekend afternoons 60 minutes early weekend mornings Line(s) used Sandringham Technical Rolling stock Siemens Track gauge 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) Electrification 1500 V DC overhead Track owner(s) VicTrack Route map h:mm km zone 0:00 0.0 Flinders Street ●●●●●●●●●● 1 0:04 2.6 Richmond ●●●●●●■ 0:07 4.2 South Yarra ●●●■ 0:09 5.5 Prahran ■■■ 0:11 6.3 Windsor ■■■ 0:13 7.9 Balaclava ■■ 0:15 8.6 Ripponlea ■ 0:17 9.7 Elsternwick ■ 0:19 11.1 Gardenvale 1 0:20 12.0 North Brighton 1/2 0:23 13.3 Middle Brighton 0:25 14.7 Brighton Beach 1/2 0:28 16.5 Hampton 2 0:30 17.9 Sandringham 2 h:mm km zone Sandringham (physical track) Overview Status Operational with passenger services from Flinders Street to Sandringham Owner St Kilda and Brighton Railway (1859–1865) Melbourne and Suburban Railway (1859–1862) Melbourne Railway Company (1862–1865) Melbourne and Hobson's Bay United Railway (1865–1878) Victorian Railways (VR) (1878–1974) 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 Sandringham Connecting lines All metropolitan and Bairnsdale/Traralgon Stations 14 current stations 2 former stations Service Services Sandringham History Commenced 19 December 1859 (1859-12-19) Opened Princes Bridge to Richmond on 8 February 1859 (1859-02-08) Richmond to Cremorne on 12 December 1859 (1859-12-12) Windsor to North Brighton on 19 December 1859 (1859-12-19) Cremorne to Windsor on 22 December 1860 (1860-12-22) Flinders Street to Princes Bridge on 18 December 1865 (1865-12-18) North Brighton to Brighton Beach on 21 December 1861 (1861-12-21) Brighton Beach to Sandringham on 2 September 1887 (1887-09-02) Completed 2 September 1887 (1887-09-02) Electrified 28 May 1919 (1919-05-28) Technical Line length 18.090 km (11.241 mi) Number of tracks Twelve tracks: Flinders Street to Richmond Six tracks: Richmond to South Yarra Double track: South Yarra to Sandringham Track gauge 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) Electrification 1500 V DC overhead Operating speed 70 km/h (43 mph) - Electric 40 km/h (25 mph) - Diesel Signalling Automatic block signaling Maximum incline 1 in 93 (1.08%) Sandringham railway line km Multiple lines via North Melbourne City Loop 1.2 Southern Cross ●●●●●●● 2.5 Flagstaff ●●●● 3.1 Melbourne Central 4.3 Parliament ●● 0.0 Flinders Street ●● 0.1 Princes Bridge (closed) Hurstbridge & Mernda lines to Jolimont City Loop 1.8 Botanic Gardens (dismantled) 2.3 Punt Road (Hoddle Highway) 2.6 Richmond ●●●●●●■ 2.7 Swan Street Alamein, Belgrave, Glen Waverley & Lilydale lines to Burnley 3.4 Cremorne (dismantled) 3.6 Cremorne Bridge CityLink Yarra River 4.2 South Yarra ●●●■ 4.3 Toorak Road (Burwood Highway) Bairnsdale/Traralgon, Cranbourne, Frankston & Pakenham lines to Caulfield 5.5 Prahran ■■■ 5.7 High Street St Kilda – Windsor line to St Kilda (dismantled) 6.3 Windsor ■■■ 6.5 Dandenong Road (Princes Highway) 7.9 Balaclava ■■ 8.6 Ripponlea ■ 8.7 Glen Eira Road 9.1 Hotham Street 9.7 Elsternwick ■ Rosstown Railway to Oakleigh (dismantled) 10.9 Nepean Highway 11.1 Gardenvale 11.4 North Road 12.0 North Brighton 13.3 Middle Brighton 13.9 New Street 14.7 Brighton Beach 14.9 South Road 15.5 New Street 16.5 Hampton 17.9 Sandringham km Stopping patterns Legend — Station status ◼ Premium Station – Station staffed from first to last train ◻ Host Station – Usually staffed during morning peak, however this can vary for different stations on the network. Legend — Stopping patterns Services do not operate via the City Loop ● – All trains stop ◐ – Some services do not stop ▲ – Only inbound trains stop | – Trains pass and do not stop Sandringham Services Station Zone Local Ltd Express Middle Brighton ◼ Flinders Street 1 ● ▲ ▲ ◼ Richmond ● ▲ ▲ ◼ South Yarra ● ▲ ▲ ◻ Prahran ● ▲ ▲ ◻ Windsor ● ▲ ▲ ◼ Balaclava ● ▲ ▲ ◻ Ripponlea ● ▲ ▲ ◼ Elsternwick ● ▲ ▲ ◻ Gardenvale ● | ▲ ◻ North Brighton 1/2 ● | ▲ ◻ Middle Brighton ● | ▲ ◼ Brighton Beach ● | ◻ Hampton 2 ● | ◼ Sandringham ● ▲ Station histories Station Opened Closed Age Notes Parliament 22 January 1983 41 years Melbourne Central 26 January 1981 43 years Formerly Museum 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 2 April 1879 30 June 1980 101 years Botanic Gardens 2 March 1859 c. April 1862 Approx. 3 years Punt Road 8 February 1859 12 December 1859 10 months Replaced by Swan Street (200m further along line) Richmond 12 December 1859 164 years Formerly Swan Street Cremorne 12 December 1859 c. 28 December 1863 Approx. 4 years South Yarra 22 December 1860 163 years Formerly Gardiner's Creek Road Prahran 22 December 1860 163 years Formerly Greville Street Windsor 19 December 1859 164 years Formerly Chapel Street Balaclava 19 December 1859 164 years Ripponlea 1 May 1912 112 years Elsternwick 19 December 1859 164 years Gardenvale 10 December 1906 117 years North Brighton 19 December 1859 164 years Formerly Bay Street Middle Brighton 21 December 1861 162 years Formerly Church Street Brighton Beach 21 December 1861 162 years Formerly Beach Hampton 2 September 1887 136 years Formerly Hampton Formerly Retreat Sandringham 2 September 1887 136 years