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The City Loop
or City Circle (CCL)
All Premium Stations
- (ie. staffed first to last train)

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The loop may have been ready for use on 29-1-1984. (northern loop, BMS trains - Burnley and Caufield were going for a while before that) by that stage Flagstaff and Parliament may also have been open.  Stand corrected on any of this information.

The Stations...

Flagstaff (FGS)
Melbourne Central Station (MCE) (was Museum)
Parliament (PAR)
Flinders Street Station (FSS)
Spencer Street Station (SSS)


(Basic)

13-9-1854 Flinders Street Station opened
17-1-1859 Spencer Street Station opened
2-12-1980 Museum opened for pass (no trains)
26-1-1981 Museum opened
26-1-1981 Burnley and Caulfield loops open
1-11-1982 Parliament to Flinders Street opened
22-1-1983 Parliament opened
7-1-1985 North Melbourne to Museum opened for traffic
27-5-1985 Flagstaff opened
16-2-1997 Museum renamed Melbourne Central

View some leaflets and a map that were issued during the construction of the City Loop...
Click Here...

Platform 5 at FSS (nightime) - Photo: Michael Kurkowski       http://www.netstra.com.au/~mk/assets/images/Comeng-Flinders_St-01.JPG

Photos of the City Loop - danv - I forget your real name, remind me if you are out there! http://home.primus.com.au/310/danv/