Premium station facts for kids

A Premium station is a term used in the Melbourne train system for a station where there are better things than the other stations. There are currently 72 stations like this. All 5 City Loop stations are Premium stations, as well as the following stations -

Images for kids

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  Steam-hauled suburban train departing North Melbourne station for Sunshine

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  Connex train arriving at Camberwell railway station

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  First set of Tait suburban passenger carriages hauled by steam locomotive Dde 750, 1913

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  A retired Harris train

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  Melbourne Central railway station in the underground City Loop

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  The modern Southern Cross station

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  Metropolitan train patronage 1998-2018 based on official state government figures.

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  The new elevated Noble Park railway station, rebuilt in 2018 along with four other stations on the Pakenham and Cranbourne railway lines by the Level Crossing Removal Project. The plan removed nine level crossing on the corridor using elevated rail.

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  New elevated rail lines at Mernda in Melbourne's north, part of an 8 km rail extension that opened in August 2018.

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  Quadruple track near Caulfield station, showing signalling and overhead wiring

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  A signal with associated train stop in the raised position to the right

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  NR class locomotive at the Melbourne Steel Terminal, off Footscray Road

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  PRIDE Talking Box panel at East Camberwell station

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  ewer style smaller black and white LCD PID commonly seen at non City railway stations.

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  A network status board at Highett station

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  Newer style colour LCD PID used on the platforms at Flinders Street Station

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  Comeng train

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  Siemens train

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  X'Trapolis 100 train

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  HCMT train