State chugs on with rail loop despite no budget top-up

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan says she is focused on securing more federal funding for the state. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)

A state will push on with its rail loop project even if the coalition wins the federal election and withdraws funding.

There was no extra money in Tuesday's federal budget for Melbourne's contentious Suburban Rail Loop beyond the $2.2 billion already committed by the Albanese Labor government to the first stage.