City Loop

The Melbourne City Loop is where Melbourne, Victoria's railway lines meet. Most of the stations are under the ground. The stations in the loop are Flinders Street Station, Southern Cross Station, Parliament, Melbourne Central and Flagstaff.

City Loop Media

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  Melbourne Town Planning Commission's 1929 plan for a city rail tunnel, a precursor to the City Loop.

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  Construction of Museum station in July 1974, showing cut and cover excavation of La Trobe Street, with the State Library of Victoria in the background.

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  Construction of Museum station in July 1974 looking towards Coop's Shot Tower.

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  Promotional poster to celebrate the opening of Museum station, now Melbourne Central, in 1981.

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  When it opened in 1985, Parliament station had the longest escalators in Australia.

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  A map of the under-construction Metro Tunnel, showing two CBD interchange stations with the City Loop.

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  Diagram of stage 4 of the Network Development Plan – Metropolitan Rail, including the reconfigured City Loop.

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  Inside a section of bored tunnel in 2004.

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  Next train display at Parliament station