Monday 12 December 2011

FLINDERS STREET STATION

Flinders Street Station is the central railway station of the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is on the corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets next to the Yarra River in the heart of the city, stretching from Swanston Street to Queen Street and covering two city blocks.


Each weekday, over 110,000 commuters and 1,500 trains pass through the station. It is the most used metropolitan railway station in Melbourne, in 2009 there was an average of 85,100 passenger boardings per day. Flinders Street is serviced by Metro's suburban services, and V/Line regional services to Gippsland.


Flinders Street Station is a cultural icon to Melbourne, frequently used in imagery representing the city. The Melburnian idiom "I'll meet you under the clocks" referring to the row of clocks above the main entrance, which indicate the departure time of the next train on each line; another idiom "I'll meet you on the steps", refers to the wide staircase underneath these clocks. The area is a popular meeting place as it is at the intersection of two of the city's busiest thoroughfares. The station is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.


The tall building in the background is the tallest skyscraper in Melbourne, the 297.3-metre (975 ft) Eureka Tower located in Southbank. Construction began in August 2002 and the exterior completed on 1 June 2006. The plaza was finished in June 2006 and the building was officially opened on 11 October 2006. It is presently the sixth tallest in the world with 91 floors.


This post is part of the Mellow Yellow Monday meme.



17 comments:

  1. Sights don't get more "Melbourne" than Flinders Street station!

    Just there last week myself, always love a bit of a trip to Melbourne.

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  2. Today you have the busiest Rail Station in Australia, my featured station today sees no traffic whatsoever. Nice symmetry there.

    Great shot of one of Australia's most recognised buildings.

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  3. there are not many buildings in Australia that I could name but this is one of them. A beautiful Victorian building and rightly treasured.

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  4. she's an iconic building alright
    when are they going to do up that big old ballroom in the top floor?

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  5. Beautiful photo of a grand old building!

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  6. Great shot!
    What a beautiful old building!
    Have a great day.

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  7. Now there is a double coincidence! I posted Flinders Street Station today too.

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  8. Classic Melbourne. Probably the most iconic building in your city.

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  9. the building looks beautiful and distinguished! great shot! my MYM is up here.

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  10. This is wonderful piece of architecture. The blue tile work on the facade is lovely. The building looks very majestic sitting there on the corner. genie

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  11. A great shot! I wish you a happy tuesday!!

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  12. That is a building that would be hard to ignore. I can see why it would become a focal point in the community idiom.

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  13. Nice building with yellow color.

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  14. Very nice photo of this station. For me it's the best landmark of Melbourne.

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  15. Wonderful pictures in your blog..
    We really miss Australia! So it is nice for us to see all these pictures to remember australian life..

    Greetings from Switzerland
    Yvonne & Raphael

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