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Rachael Ward

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Melbourne adopts sydney metro s tunnel boring machines | Mind Blowing Facts

From 2026, tunnel boring machines will create a 16km stretch from Cheltenham to Glen Waverley. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

The first stage of Melbourne Suburban Rail Loop will be built using tunnel boring machines that carved out the new Sydney Metro.

From 2026, the machines will start creating a 16km stretch of tunnels running from Cheltenham to Glen Waverley due to open in 2035.

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