When Melbourne's new underground railway is finally completed in 2026, one question must be asked: is there a chance the track could bend?

About 28,000 suggestions have already been lodged in the first month of the competition to name the Australian city's five newest underground stops.

And it seems Melburnians with a chance to name a train station is like the mule with a spinning wheel: no-one knows how they got it and damned if they know how to use it.

SUPPLIED The Simpsons much-quoted episode, Marge vs. the Monorail.

After author George R.R. Martin gave his thumbs up to a Game of Thrones station earlier this month, people are now taking ideas from another piece of pop culture: the all-time classic Simpsons episode, Marge vs. the Monorail.

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For those who haven't seen it (fix that), Springfield builds an expensive (and faulty) monorail after singing conman Lyle Lanley whips up the townsfolk into backing the dated idea.

Some of the suggestions for Melbourne's newest stops - currently known as Arden, Parkville, CBD North, CBD South and Domain - include Brockway, Ogdenville and North Haverbrook, the other cities sold a monorail by Lanley (and by gum it put them on the map).

"Station names referencing popular culture, including The Simpsons, have been popular," a Melbourne Metro Authority spokesperson said.

"Simpsons fans are trying to get Springfield on the map by suggesting names from the iconic monorail episode for the Metro Tunnel stations."

Other Simpsons ideas include Matlock (Abe Simpson's favourite TV show), Capital City and Evergreen Terrace.

While single-track aficionados may be chanting "monorail, monorail, monorail", it's unlikely any of the ideas will make it to the final cut.

The Melbourne Metro Authority's rules for naming the new stations state that suggestions should reflect the history of the local area and iconic locations nearby.

Maybe it's more of a Shelbyville idea.

Those who wish to take part in the competition have until October 22 to submit their thoughts metrotunnel.vic.gov.au.

An advisory panel will compile a shortlist for each station for the Victorian government's consideration.

The authority said submissions had been coming in from more than 50 countries, including the UK, US, Colombia, Iran, Finland, Myanmar and Brazil.

Simpsons-inspired suggestions for Melbourne's five new stations

ARDEN

* Brockway

* Springfield

* Matlock

PARKVILLE

* Ogdenville

* Monorail

* Shelbyville

CBD NORTH

* North Haverbrook

* Sector 7G

* Shelbyville

CBD SOUTH

* Lyle Lanley

* Capital City

* South Haverbrook

DOMAIN

* Main Street

* Evergreen Terrace

* Screamville