Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The name "Melbourne" refers to an urban agglomeration area (and census statistical division) spanning 9,900 km2 (3,800 sq mi) that comprises the greater metropolis – as well as being a common name for its metropolitan hub, the Melbourne City Centre.
Flinders Street railway station is a railway station on the corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets in Melbourne, Australia. It serves the entire metropolitan rail network. Backing onto the city reach of the Yarra River in the heart of the city, the complex covers two whole city blocks and extends from Swanston Street to Queen Street.
Flinders Street is served by Metro's suburban services, and V/Line regional services to Gippsland.
It is the busiest station on Melbourne's metropolitan network, with
over 92,600 daily entries per weekday recorded in the 2011/12 fiscal
year.
It was the first railway station in an Australian city and the world's busiest passenger station in the late 1920s.
The main station building, completed in 1909, is a cultural icon of
Melbourne, with its prominent dome, arched entrance, tower and clocks
one of the city's most recognisable landmarks. It is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.
The Melburnian idiom "I'll meet you under the clocks" refers to the row
of clocks above the main entrance, which indicate the time-tabled time
of departure for trains on each line; another idiom, "I'll meet you on
the steps", refers to the wide staircase underneath these clocks.
Flinders Street Station is responsible for two of Melbourne's busiest
pedestrian crossings, both across Flinders Street, including one of
Melbourne's few pedestrian scrambles.
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| Date of Issue: January 8, 2015 | Year of the Goat |
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