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Melbourne railway network
Melbourne train logo.svg
Old Flinders Street Station.jpg
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Owner VicTrack
Locale Melbourne, Victoria
Australia
Transit type Commuter rail
Number of lines 16
Number of stations 220
Operation
Began operation 12 September 1854; 170 years ago (1854-09-12)
Operator(s) Metro Trains Melbourne
V/Line
Number of vehicles 224 six-car sets (October 2018)
Technical
System length 405 km (252 mi)
Track gauge 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) Victorian broad gauge
Old gauge Various
Electrification 1500 V DC overhead (excluding Stony Point, which is not electrified)

Melbourne has a long history of railway building. The city's first railway opened in 1854, when in 1834 the city itself did not exist. The network then grew as lines were built throughout the suburbs, reaching a peak by the 1900s. Electrification of the system was carried out from 1919, with electric multiple unit operation starting at the same time.

Images for kids

  • Melbourne-steam-hauled-suburban

    Steam-hauled suburban train departing North Melbourne station for Sunshine

  • Old Flinders Street Station

    The pre 1910 Flinders Street railway station building on Swanston Street

  • Camberwell Station 1

    Connex train arriving at Camberwell railway station

  • Alameinstation

    Train at Alamein railway station

  • DDE750

    First set of Tait suburban passenger carriages hauled by steam locomotive Dde 750, 1913

  • Springvalecemeterystation

    Four car Tait train at the Spring Vale Cemetery platform

  • Tait Set Southern Cross Blurred Skyline

    On a heritage rail fan trip, Restored vintage electric train the 'Taits' aka 'Red Rattlers' zoom towards Southern Cross station, Melbourne.

  • Harris795M

    A retired Harris train

  • Melbourne Central Station 2

    Melbourne Central railway station in the underground City Loop

  • Comeng-galvin-site

    Comeng train on the Werribee line

  • Southern Cross Suburban

    The modern Southern Cross station

  • Roxburgh Park railway station, Melbourne

    Roxburgh Park station, opened in 2007.

  • Melbourne Metropolitan Train Patronage 1998 to 2018

    Metropolitan train patronage 1998-2018 based on official state government figures.

  • New Noble Park railway station February 2018

    The new elevated Noble Park railway station, rebuilt in 2018 along with four other stations on the Pakenham and Cranbourne railway lines by the Level Crossing Removal Project. The plan removed nine level crossing on the corridor using elevated rail.

  • Playground under elevated rail at Mernda, Melbourne August 2018

    New elevated rail lines at Mernda in Melbourne's north, part of an 8 km rail extension that opened in August 2018.

  • Melbourne-signalling-stanchions

    Quadruple track near Caulfield station, showing signalling and overhead wiring

  • Signal-and-train-stop-melbourne

    A signal with associated train stop in the raised position to the right

  • Melbourne-steel-terminal

    NR class locomotive at the Melbourne Steel Terminal, off Footscray Road

  • Pridebox-Melbourne

    PRIDE Talking Box panel at East Camberwell station

  • CRT TV Information Metlink

    A diagram of a CRT PID screen pair

  • Newer LCD (Smaller) used at most Melbourne Train Stations

    Newer style smaller black and white LCD PID commonly seen at non City railway stations.

  • Network status board

    A network status board at Highett station

  • New Colour screen LCD PID used at Flinders Street Station

    Newer style colour LCD PID used on the platforms at Flinders Street Station

  • Melboure Comeng 381M Metro

    Comeng train

  • Siemens train in Metro Trains Melbourne Livery

    Siemens train

  • Metro-liveried-XTrapolis-train-863M

    X'Trapolis 100 train

  • 319A2344

    HCMT train

See also

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