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Melbourne suburban loop

December 18, 2025 | Australia/NZ

Melbourne awards major SRL contract

Linewide Alliance consortium will develop $US 4.43bn first phase of city’s Suburban Rail Loop project.

March 24, 2025 | Metros

Exit strategy needed for Melbourne’s biggest rail project

National infrastructure body recommends state government plans ahead in case $US 78.6bn Suburban Rail Loop cannot be completed.

February 27, 2025 | Australia/NZ

Extra $US 1.3bn for Melbourne airport rail link

Money pledged by federal government will be spent rebuilding Sunshine station.

November 11, 2024 | Australia/NZ

Melbourne Suburban Rail Loop tunnelling contract awarded

Both tunnelling contracts now awarded for the 26km initial phase of the suburban rail project.

July 9, 2024 | Australia/NZ

Melbourne Airport station standoff resolved

A surface-level airport terminus for the planned rail link has finally been agreed.

January 13, 2024 | Europe

Projects to watch in 2024 - Europe and Australia

IRJ’s editorial team profiles the rail projects to watch in Europe and Australia over the next 12 months.

December 13, 2023 | Australia/NZ

$A 3.6bn contract signed for Melbourne Suburban Loop

A consortium of CPB Contractors, Ghella and Acciona Construction will construct 16km of dual-bore tunnel.

May 17, 2023 | Commuter Rail

Melbourne Airport rail link on hold pending federal review of major projects

Federal government providing $A 5bn towards $A 13bn project in Victoria.

November 8, 2022 | Australia/NZ

Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop runs into headwinds

The state of Victoria has embarked on its most costly rail project, the 90km Suburban Rail Loop in Melbourne. But with costs spiralling, the wisdom of proceeding with what could be Australia’s largest rail project is being called into question, as Tony Duboudin reports.

October 28, 2022 | Financial

New Australian government confirms $A 2.2bn for Melbourne Suburban Rail Loop

The funding was announced in the new government’s first budget.

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