A study of the Melbourne Underground Railway Loop

This paper discusses a methodology of simulating the Melbourne Underground Railway Loop (MURL) according to its present operating procedure. MURL consists of four independent loops and eight railway stations. This model simulates only those trains which run through the underground part of the loop and return to their originating stations, such as Richmond and Jolimont. Present operation allows the trains to run in one direction in the morning and then the direction is changed about midday. The aim of the study (of which this is the initial phase) is to investigate possible alternative operating procedures and scheduling for the future development of the underground operation.