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! colspan="2" bgcolor="#008FF0" color="#FFFFFF" | '''Station Information'''
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| '''Code'''
| FLI
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| '''Line'''
| All lines
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| '''Number of Platforms'''
| 14
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| '''Number of Tracks'''
| 13
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| '''Station Status'''
| [[Premium Station]]
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| '''Zone Location'''
| <span style="background-color: black"><font color=yellow>1</font></span>
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! colspan="2" bgcolor="#008FF0" color="#FFFFFF" | '''Station Facilities'''
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| '''Customer Service Centre'''
| First - Last Train, Everyday
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| '''Ticket Machines'''
| Located at all entrances to the station
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| '''Payphones'''
| Available in concourse and on platforms
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| '''Toilets'''
| Available in concourse
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| '''Vending Machines'''
| All Platforms and concourse
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| '''Number of Bicycle Lockers'''
| 0
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| '''Number of Car Park spaces'''
| 0
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! colspan="2" bgcolor="#99CC00" | '''Connecting Tram Routes'''
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| [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/timetables/timetable_options.php?type=bus&id=MTM001 '''1''']
| To South Melbourne Beach / East Coburg
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| [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/timetables/timetable_options.php?type=tram&id=MTM003 '''3''']
| To East Malvern / Melbourne University
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| [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/timetables/timetable_options.php?type=bus&id=MTM005 '''5''']
| To Malvern (Burke Road) / Melbourne University
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| [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/timetables/timetable_options.php?type=bus&id=MTM006 '''6''']
| To Glen Iris / Melbourne University
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| [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/timetables/timetable_options.php?type=tram&id=MTM008 '''8''']
| To Toorak / Moreland
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| [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/timetables/timetable_options.php?type=bus&id=MTM016 '''16''']
| To Kew / Melbourne University via St. Kilda
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| [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/timetables/timetable_options.php?type=bus&id=MTM019 '''19''']
| To North Coburg
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| [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/timetables/timetable_options.php?type=tram&id=MTM048 '''48''']
| To New Quay (Docklands) / North Balwyn
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| [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/timetables/timetable_options.php?type=bus&id=MTM057 '''57''']
| To West Maribyrnong
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| [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/timetables/timetable_options.php?type=bus&id=MTM059 '''59''']
| To Airport West
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| [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/timetables/timetable_options.php?type=bus&id=MTM060 '''60''']
| To West Maribyrnong
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| [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/timetables/timetable_options.php?type=bus&id=MTM064 '''64''']
| To East Brighton / Melbourne University
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| [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/timetables/timetable_options.php?type=bus&id=MTM067 '''67''']
| To Carnegie / Melbourne University
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| [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/timetables/timetable_options.php?type=bus&id=MTM070 '''70''']
| To Corner Spencer & LaTrobe Sts / Wattle Park
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| [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/timetables/timetable_options.php?type=tram&id=MTM072 '''72''']
| To Melbourne University / Balwyn
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| [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/timetables/timetable_options.php?type=bus&id=MTM075 '''75''']
| To Corner Spencer & LaTrobe Sts / Vermont South
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! colspan="2" bgcolor="#FFC000" color="#FFFFFF" | '''Connecting Bus Routes'''
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/timetables/timetable_options.php?type=bus&id=MTB235 '''235''']
| To Fishermans Bend via Williamstown Rd
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| [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/timetables/timetable_options.php?type=bus&id=MTB237 '''237''']
| To Fishermans Bend via Lormier St
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| [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/timetables/timetable_options.php?type=bus&id=MTB238 '''238''']
| To Port Melbourne
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| [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/timetables/timetable_options.php?type=bus&id=MTB250 '''250''']
| To Port Melbourne / Latrobe University (Bundoora)
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| [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/timetables/timetable_options.php?type=bus&id=MTB251 '''251''']
| To Port Melbourne / Northland S.C
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| [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/timetables/timetable_options.php?type=bus&id=MTB253 '''253''']
| To Port Melbourne / North Carlton
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| [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/timetables/timetable_options.php?type=bus&id=MTB340 '''340''']
| To Latrobe University (Bundoora) via Freeway
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| [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/timetables/timetable_options.php?type=bus&id=MTB350 '''350''']
| To Latrobe University (Bundoora) via Freeway
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! colspan="2" bgcolor="#008FF0" color="#FFFFFF" | '''Station Navigation'''
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| "'''City Loop'''"
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| ''Clockwise''
| [[Southern Cross railway station, Melbourne|Southern Cross]]
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| ''Anti - Clockwise''
| [[Parliament railway station, Melbourne|Parliament]]
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| '''Next Station >>>'''
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| ''Alamein / Belgrave / Cranbourne / Frankston''
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| ''Glen Waverley / Lilydale / Pakenham / Sandringham Line''
| [[Richmond railway station, Melbourne|Richmond]]
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| ''Epping / Hurstbridge Line''
| [[Jolimont railway station, Melbourne|Jolimont]]
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| '''Other Lines'''
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| ''Broadmeadows / Flemington Racecourse''
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| ''Sydenham / Upfield / Werribee / Williamstown Line''
| Line branches off from [[Southern Cross railway station, Melbourne|Southern Cross]]
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| and [[Flagstaff railway station, Melbourne|Flagstaff]]
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! colspan="2" bgcolor="#FF0000" color="#FFFFFF" | '''[[List of Melbourne railway stations|Entire Network]]'''
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'''Flinders Street Station''' (frequently just called '''Flinders Street'''; the context indicates whether the station or the street is being specified) is the central [[Train station|railway station]] of the suburban rail network of [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]. It is located on the corner of [[Flinders Street, Melbourne|Flinders]] and [[Swanston Street, Melbourne|Swanston]] Streets next to the [[Yarra River]] in the heart of the city. The building stretches from Swanston Street to [[Queen Street]], covering two [[city block]]s. Each weekday, approximately 105,000 [[Commuting|commuters]] and 1,500 [[train]]s pass through the station.
The station is serviced by [[Connex Melbourne|Connex]]'s [[List of Melbourne railway stations|suburban and city loop services]], and [[V/Line]]'s regional services.
The Melburnian [[idiom]] "I'll meet you under the clocks" refers to the row of [[clock]]s above the station's main entrance which indicate the departure time of the next train on each line (though some of the clocks refer to discontinued lines). This is a popular meeting place, at the corner of two of the city's busiest thoroughfares. The original [[analogue clock]]s were replaced for a short time with [[digital clock|digital]] ones, but due to a public outcry they were quickly returned. Similarly, plans in the [[1970s]] to demolish the station and replace it with an [[Skyscraper|office building]] were soon dismissed.
==History==
[[Image:Swanston and Flinders St intersection 1927.jpg|thumb|280px|right|Flinders Street Station and the intersection of [[Flinders Street, Melbourne|Flinders]] and [[Swanston Street, Melbourne|Swanston Streets]], [[1927]].]]
The first railway station to occupy the Flinders Street site was simply called '''Melbourne''' or '''City Terminus''', and was a collection of weatherboard train sheds. It was completed in [[1854]] and was officially opened on [[September 12]] by the [[Governors of Victoria|Lieutenant-Governor]], [[Charles Hotham|Sir Charles Hotham]]. The terminus was the first city railway station in Australia, and the opening day saw the first steam [[Locomotive#Steam|train]] trip in the country. It travelled to Sandridge (now [[Port Melbourne]]), over the [[Sandridge Bridge, Melbourne|Sandridge Bridge]], which is about to be redeveloped in [[2006]] as public space for pedestrian and cycle access across the Yarra River.
Melbourne's two other early central-city stations, [[Spencer Street Station]] (now known as [[Southern Cross Station]]) and [[Princes Bridge railway station, Melbourne|Princes Bridge Station]], opened in [[1859]]. Princes Bridge was originally separated from Flinders Street, even though it was only on the opposite side of Swanston Street. Once the railway tracks were extended under the street to join the two, Princes Bridge slowly became amalgamated into Flinders Street. It is now the site of [[Federation Square]].
In [[1882]] the decision was made by the government to build a new central passenger station to replace the existing ad-hoc construction. A world-wide [[Architectural design competition|design competition]] was held, with 17 entries received. The 500 [[Pound Sterling|pound]] first prize went to [[J. W. Fawcett]] and [[H. P. C. Ashworth]], whose design included a giant [[dome]] and [[clock tower]]. Work on the current building began in [[1901]] and ended in [[1910]].
==Train Platforms==
Flinders Street Station's platforms are numbered from north to south, with Platform No. 1 being the furthest north.
Platform 1: [[Epping railway line, Melbourne|Epping]] & [[Hurstbridge railway line, Melbourne|Hurstbridge]]
Platforms 2/3: [[Lilydale railway line, Melbourne|Lilydale]], [[Belgrave railway line, Melbourne|Belgrave]], [[Glen Waverley railway line, Melbourne|Glen Waverley]] & [[Alamein railway line, Melbourne|Alamein]]
Platforms 4/5: [[Werribee railway line, Melbourne|Werribee]], [[Sydenham railway line, Melbourne|Sydenham]], [[Broadmeadows railway line, Melbourne|Broadmeadows]] & [[Upfield railway line, Melbourne|Upfield]]
Platforms 6/7: [[Pakenham railway line, Melbourne|Pakenham]], [[Cranbourne railway line, Melbourne|Cranbourne]], [[Frankston railway line, Melbourne|Frankston]] & [[Stony Point railway line, Melbourne|Stony Point]]
Platforms 8/9: [[Sandringham railway line, Melbourne|Sandringham]] & [[Williamstown railway line, Melbourne|Williamstown]]
Platforms 10-14: Various services, depending on day and time.
''Note that the eastern end of Platform No. 1 is designated as Platform No. 14.''
==Station Redevelopment==
[[Image:Flindersstconcourse.JPG|right|thumb|The interior concourse of Flinders Street Station.]]
Flinders Street is currently going through a long overdue redevelopment process. It will involve badly needed cleaning and repair jobs, as well as improving general accessibility in the station.
The works include:
* A refurbishment of Platform 10 including resurfacing
* New escalators to provide better access to Platforms 10, 12 and 13
* An additional lift will be installed on Platform 10 (giving a total of two lifts for Platforms 10, 12 and 13)
* New lighting
* The existing V/Line booking office will be relocated to the main ticket office
* New commercial area will be developed at the site of the existing V/Line booking office
* The subway from Elizabeth Street to Southbank and Degraves Street to Flinders Street will be improved
* The roof will be waterproofed
* The development of a business case for possible uses of vacant space, including the currently disused ballroom
* Steam cleaning of the façade
At this stage, improvements to platform 10, the far end of the upper concourse, and the exterior cleaning of the building will be finished by the 2006 Commenwealth Games.
In recent years more than $13 million has been spent on strengthening the deck of the station concourse.
Portions of the concourse deck structure were built in 1906. The works have addressed the deterioration of steel work and concrete arch slabs below deck level which form the concourse floor system. This will ensure the longevity of the concourse structure well into the future.
Works commenced in January 2005 and have been completed on all platforms, except Platforms 3 and 4 which are due for completion by early 2006.
$150,000 has also been put aside to investigate the potential of the public spaces located in the station. The investigation will be overseen by a taskforce comprising representatives from Veolia, the Committee for Melbourne, Melbourne City Council, Heritage Victoria and the National Trust.
==Trivia==
[[Image:Flinders_street_station_platform.jpg|thumb|Platform at Flinders Street Station]]
*The main steps are embedded with electrical circuits to keep them dry, fitted in June [[1985]].
*Platform No. 1 is the longest [[railway platform]] in Australia, and the fourth longest in the world, at 708 metres long.
*The concourse building contains a [[Ballroom dance|ballroom]] (no longer in use), and a [[Day care|creche]] existed inside the main dome when the station's [[office]]s were still in use. The creche included an open-air [[playground]] on an adjoining roof.
*One of the original platform verandahs from the Melbourne Terminus building was dismantled and re-erected at [[Hawthorn railway station, Melbourne|Hawthorn station]], in the inner-eastern [[suburb]]s.
*It is rumoured that the original plans of Flinders Street Station were actually designed for the central station of [[Mumbai]] (then Bombay), [[India]], but were mixed up in the [[London]] office and sent to Australia instead. This perhaps explains the unusual (for Australia) arches and alcoves that feature in the [[Banana Alley, Melbourne|Banana Alley]] section of the station, which would have been intended for street market vendors. Of course, this means that the [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus]] in Mumbai should have been built at Flinders Street!
==External links==
*[http://www.street-directory.com.au/sd_new/mapsearch.cgi?SuburbID=13264&star=5&x=144.967119127014&RegionID=47&y=-37.8182602698494&level=6&CouncilID=608&StateID=1 Melway map showing the ___location of Flinders Street Station]
*[http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/station_info/station_info_station_res.php?STATION=66 Flinders Street Station Information] ([[Metlink]])
*[http://www.doi.vic.gov.au/DOI/Internet/transport.nsf/0/AB47B5F09BEEAB39CA256C37000EE083?OpenDocument Victorian Department of Infrastructure article on Flinders Street Station]
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