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Railways in Melbourne

Railways in Melbourne
This article is about the Melbourne rail network, including stations and infrastructure. For the operator of metropolitan passenger services in Melbourne, see Metro Trains Melbourne.
Melbourne rail network
Metropolitan train roundel
Flinders Street railway station, March 2021
Overview
OwnerVictoria State Government as VicTrack
Area servedGreater Melbourne
LocaleVictoria, Australia
Transit typeSuburban rail
Rail freight transport
Number of lines
16
Number of stations
227 stations
1 under construction
15+ planned
Daily ridership
450,000 (2021–2022)
Annual ridership
182.5 million (2023–2024)
Headquarters700 Collins Street, Docklands (Metro)
Operation
Began operation
3 July 1868; 158 years ago (1868-07-03) (First steam train)
30 November 2009; 16 years ago (2009-11-30) (Leased to Metro Trains)
OperatorMetro Trains Melbourne
Rolling stockComeng
HCMT
Siemens Nexas
X'Trapolis 100
X'Trapolis 2.0
Number of vehicles
269 six-carriage trains
HeadwayLine dependant
Technical
System length429 km (267 mi) (System length)
370 km (230 mi) (Electrified length)
28 km (17.4 mi) (Exclusive freight)
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) Victorian broad gauge
Average speed63.6 km/h (39.5 mph) (fastest average)
30.2 km/h (18.8 mph) (slowest average)
Top speed130 km/h (81 mph)