City Loop, Melbourne

The City Loop (properly called the Melbourne Underground Rail Loop or MURL) is a railway - mostly underground, but partly surface-level, and partly elevated - that encloses the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It contains 5 stations, 3 of which are underground. The stations include the city's two largest (and the two above-ground): Flinders Street and Spencer Street stations; as well as Flagstaff, Melbourne Central (formerly Museum), and Parliament stations.

Related Topics:
Railway - Underground - Central business district - Melbourne - Victoria - Australia - Stations - Flinders Street - Spencer Street - Flagstaff - Melbourne Central - Parliament

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Melbourne's 16 radial suburban railway lines feed into the Loop at its northwestern and southeastern corners. The underground section of the Loop follows La Trobe and Spring Streets along the northern and eastern edges of the CBD's street grid.

Related Topics:
Suburban - La Trobe - Spring - Street

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Photography was banned in the Loop in 2004, much to the disappointment of Melburnian railway enthusiasts.

Related Topics:
Photography - 2004

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