Suburban Rail Loop

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The Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) is a rapid transit system currently under construction in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The system is divided into three distinct sections (anticlockwise from southeast): SRL East, SRL North and SRL West, connected by Melbourne Airport Rail between the North and West sections. The two main sections, SRL East and SRL North, are designed to form a single 60 km (37 mi) fully automated underground orbital metro line through the city's densely populated middle suburbs, with 13 stations between Cheltenham and Melbourne Airport connecting eight existing Melbourne rail lines and three major university campuses. The SRL is a key part of Victoria's "Big Build" infrastructure initiative first proposed by the Andrews Government, aiming to make Melbourne the second Australian city (after Sydney) to build a fully automated rapid transit system. Several orbital rail schemes have been proposed and some constructed throughout Melbourne's history, but the rail network has remained...

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