What is Flinders Street Station?
Flinders Street Station is Melbourne's famous yellow railway station on the corner of Flinders and Swanston streets. Its domed building was completed in 1910.
The site has been used for a railway station since 1854, when Australia's first steam railway ran from there to Sandridge, now Port Melbourne. The current Edwardian Baroque building was designed after a competition in 1899.
The station has a large copper dome, an arched entrance and a long facade along Flinders Street. Its tower clock and row of clocks above the main entrance show departure times for different lines.
Meet me under the clocks
Generations of Melburnians have arranged to meet under the clocks at the station entrance. The phrase is now a well-known part of local culture.
The station is one of the busiest in Australia, serving the city's suburban rail lines. The building also contains a historic ballroom that was closed to the public for decades and has been part of recent restoration plans.
Did You Know?
Melbourne's Metro Tunnel added new underground stations nearby, easing pressure on Flinders Street.