Southern Cross Station facts for kids
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| Station information | |
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| Code | SSS |
| Distance from Flinders St |
1.2 km |
| Line | All lines V/Line Trains terminate here |
| # Platforms | 15 |
| # Tracks | 22 |
| Status | Premium station |
| Metlink profile | Link |
| Google map | Link |
| GPS Coordinates | 37°49′6.09″S 144°57′8.70″E |
| Zone | 1 |
Southern Cross Station is a railway station in Melbourne, Australia. It is one of five stations in the mostly underground City Loop and the main hub for V/Line's services outside Melbourne, via Bus and Train. The station was called Spencer Street Station until December 13, 2005
| Station Navigation | ||||
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| Metropolitan service | ||||
| "City Loop" | ||||
| Anti - Clockwise | Flinders Street | | | Flagstaff | Clockwise |
| Broadmeadows, Flemington Racecourse, Sydenham, Upfield, Werribee & Williamstown lines | ||||
| Previous Station | Refer to City Loop | | | North Melbourne | Next Station |
| Regional service | ||||
| Ararat, Albury, Echuca, Shepparton, Swan Hill & Warrnambool lines | ||||
| Next Station | North Melbourne | |||
| Bairnsdale line | ||||
| Next Station | Flinders Street | |||
| Entire regional network | ||||
| Entire CountryLink network | ||||
Images for kids
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Lithograph of the busy station complex in 1889 looking west from the Hoddle Grid
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Work on the station in 2004
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Work on the roof in January 2005
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Construction work inside the station in late 2005
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Overlooking platforms 8, 7 & 6
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V/Line platforms
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The northern ("B") platforms as seen from the Bourke Street footbridge. Platform 3B is in the foreground and Docklands Stadium is in the background
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The main concourse of Southern Cross station
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Concourse retail
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Platform 15-16 Northern Concourse
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The station during rush hour
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VLocity and Sprinter DMUs await their departure from Melbourne's Southern Cross
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Spencer Street tram stop in February 2014
