Flinders Street
Station Information
Code
FSS
Stop ID
19854
Owner
M&HBR: 1853-1865
M&HBUR: 1865-1878
VR: 1878-1983
  • VicRail: 1974-1983
MTA: 1983-1989
PTC: 1989-1997
  • The Met: 1989-1997
VicTrack: 1997-Current
Operator
M&HBR: 1853-1865
M&HBUR: 1865-1878
VR: 1878-1983
  • VicRail: 1974-1983
MTA: 1983-1989
PTC: 1989-1999
  • The Met: 1989-1998
  • Hillside trains: 1998-1999
Connex Melbourne: 1999-2009
Metro: 2009-2012
PTV: 2012-Current
Max length
Platform One: 2,322 ft (707.746 m) long
Gauge
Broad: 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)

Location
Address
Swanston St / Flinders St, Melbourne City, 3000
Co-ordinates
-37.8181°, 144.9674°
Altitude
16 ft (4.8768 m)
Distance from
Flinders St
5.588 km via loop
Distance from
Southern Cross
1.232 km
Myki zone
1

Yard Arramgement
Number of Platforms
13
Number of Tracks
15
Platform Layout
4 side, 4 island and 1 dock
Status
Premium lowered station

History
Opened
12 September 1854
Electrified
28 May 1919
Former names
Melbourne Terminus
Name origins
Melbourne: Town named after Lord Melbourne, Prime Minster of England
Flinders Street: Street named after Matthew Flinders, explorer

Getting Around
Esclator
Lifts
Ramps
Stairs
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible
Disabled parking
Hearing loop
Disabled toilet
Yes
No
Yes
Yes

Facilities
Ticket vending machine
Ticket office
Kiosk
Vending machine
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Indoor waiting area
Sheltered waiting area
Platform seating
Platform lighting
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Toilets
Payphone
Lockers
ATM
Yes
Yes
No
Yes

Transport Interchanges

Car park
No
Taxi rank
Yes
Bike cage
No
Bike lockers
No
Bike racks
No

Lines
Metro
Alamein line
Belgrave line
City Loop
Craigieburn line
Cranbourne line
Flemington Racecourse line
Frankston line
Glen Waverley line
Hurstbridge line
Lilydale line
Mernda line
Pakenham line
Sandringham line
Sunbury line
Upfield line
Werribee line
Williamstown line
V/Line
Bairnsdale line
Traralgon line
Closed
Port Melbourne line
St Kilda line
Photos
Service
Parliament
Anti-Clockwise
City Loop
Southern Cross
Clockwise
Terminus
Burnley loop
Alamein, Belgrave, Glen Waverley, Lilydale lines
Richmond (direct)
Southern Cross (via loop)
towards Burnley
Terminus
Clifton Hill loop
Hurstbridge, Mernda lines
Jolimont (direct)
Southern Cross (via loop)
towards Clifton Hill
Southern Cross
towards Newport
Cross City lines
Frankston line
Werribee line
Williamstown line (weekday services)
Richmond
towards Frankston
Terminus
Dandenong loop
Cranbourne, Pakenham lines
Richmond (direct)
Southern Cross (via loop)
towards Dandenong
Terminus
Flemington line
Flemington Racecourse line
Southern Cross
towards Flemington Racecourse
Terminus
Northern loop
Craigieburn, Sunbury, Upfield lines
Southern Cross (direct)
Parliament (via loop)
towards North Melbourne
Terminus
Sandringham line
Sandringham line
(Most services)
Southern Cross
towards Southern Cross
(Some services)
Richmond
towards Sandringham
Southern Cross
towards Southern Cross
Eastern
Bairnsdale, Traralgon lines
Richmond
towards Traralgon
Terminus
Alamein, Belgrave, Cranbourne, Frankston, Glen Waverley, Lilydale, Pakenham, Sandringham lines
Botanic Gardens
towards Richmond
Hurstbridge, Mernda lines
Princes Bridge
towards Clifton Hill
Port Melbourne line
Montague
towards Port Melbourne
St Kilda line
South Melbourne
towards St Kilda
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