Flagstaff railway station
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Flagstaff station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Burnley, Caulfield, Clifton Hill and Northern group lines, which are part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the Melbourne city centre in Victoria, Australia. Forming part of the City Loop, the station was opened on 27 May 1985.
It is located near the north-western corner of the CBD, under La Trobe and William streets, and takes its name from the nearby Flagstaff Hill, a significant site in Melbourne's early colonial history. The station serves Melbourne's legal district and Flagstaff Gardens.
History
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Instead, the station platforms consist of two chambers linked by cross tunnels, each having two platforms on top of each other. The side of each chamber was made up of two drift tunnels, one at the top and one at the bottom. They were then linked by 228 vertically raise bored shafts, Script error: No such module "convert". in diameter and Script error: No such module "convert". apart. The shafts and drifts were then filled with concrete, and formed the side skeleton of the station chambers. The arch of each chamber was then constructed across the top of the two side walls, the material below the arch being excavated down to the bottom of the side walls, with temporary cross struts added between the raise bored columns, until the permanent elements were added. That innovative method resulted in a $1 million saving in construction costs.[2]
Flagstaff was the last station to open on the City Loop. Although trains had run through the station site since 24 January 1981, when the Loop began operating, Flagstaff did not open to passengers until 27 May 1985.[3][4]
Initially, the City Loop did not operate on Sundays. That was changed following the introduction of Sunday trading but, at the same time that the other two underground loop stations opened on Sundays, Flagstaff station had its Saturday services cancelled.[5] That was due to its proximity to business-related buildings such as the Commonwealth Law Complex, banks and major office buildings, which were usually closed on weekends and public holidays.
After a number of residential developments had been built in the area, the station was scheduled to open on weekends from June 2015, with both the Labor and Liberal parties having committed to that at the 2014 Victorian state election.[6] However, that was deferred until 1 January 2016.[7][8]
In May 2017, CDC Melbourne operated bus route 605 to Gardenvale from Flagstaff Station.
As of 2023-24, Flagstaff is the seventh-busiest station on Melbourne's metropolitan network, with 3.435 million passengers.[9][10]
As of 1 February 2026, Pakenham, Cranbourne and Sunbury lines will no longer stop at Flagstaff Station as it route through Metro Tunnel.
Facilities
Flagstaff is sited under the intersection of La Trobe and William streets. There are two entrances: via a lift or escalator south of La Trobe Street, and by stairs on the north. There are three underground levels. The concourse level has a ticket office, ticket-operated gates, toilets, a news stand and a hot snack shop, with the four platforms on the two levels below, each level having an island platform. The levels are linked by lifts, escalators and stairs.[2] The four platforms serve a separate group of rail lines that leave the loop and radiate out into the suburbs.
Station layout
| G | Street level | Entrances/Exits |
| C | Concourse | Customer service, toilets |
| P | Plant Room | Staff only |
| L1 Platforms |
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| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Platform 2 | Template:Plainlist | |
| L2 Platforms |
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| Platform 4 | Template:Plainlist | |
Usage
Flagstaff is the seventh-busiest station on Melbourne's metropolitan rail network.[11]
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Notes
References
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- ↑ a b History of Melbourne's Underground Rail System Metropolitan Transit Authority
- ↑ Stations opened, stations closed Electric Traction August 1985 page 123
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External links
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- Buildings and structures in the Melbourne central business district
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