Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 18 hours ago

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Installing 40 km of track below Melbourne unsurprisingly poses a few logistical challenges.

With rail installation kicking off below ground, we caught up with our project team to get the rundown on exactly what goes into putting together a railway network deep below Melbourne.

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