Melbourne is famous for being the home of the Australian Football League and for its large [[Greece|Greek]] community (Melbourne is reputed to be the third largest Greek city in the world).
== Transport ==
Melbourne has a reasonably extensive [[freeway]] network, as well as a large suburban railway system and one of the largest tram systems in the world.
Earlier freeways radiated out from the fringes of the inner city, but in more recent times a freeway has been built connecting three of these radial freeways through the inner city, and a ring road has been constructed around the outer suburbs to the west and north.
A freeway running north-south through the eastern suburbs is currently (2007) under construction.
The inner city connecting freeway and the north-south freeway under construction are both electronically [[toll]]ed.
The railway system is broad gauge (5' 3") and electrified at 1500 volts D.C. on overhead wires.
It is a radial system based on the inner city, with [[underground]] lines around the central business district allowing services from most lines to serve all the CBD's five [[station]]s.
Services operate seven days a week, from around 5 a.m. to midnight or most days, and generally with 15 or 20-minute frequencies in off-peak times, and more frequently in peak times.
Melbourne's tram system is standard gauge (4' 8½") and electrified at 600 volts D.C. on overhead wires.
Although it is mostly a radial system, there are several cross-suburban lines.
A feature of Melbourne's tram system is trams converted to operating restaurants that take diners on a tour of the city.
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