FLAGSTAFF RAILWAY STATION, MELBOURNE


'Flagstaff' is an underground station in the suburban train network of Melbourne, Australia. It is one of five stations (and one of three underground) on the City Loop, which encircles the central business district.
The station takes its name from the nearby Flagstaff Hill, a significant site in Melbourne's early history.
Flagstaff, like the other two underground Loop stations (Parliament and Melbourne Central) has four platforms on two levels, each one serving a separate group of rail lines that leave the Loop and radiate out into the city's suburbs. It opened on 27th May 1985, but trains have ran through it since 24 January 1981 when the City Loop opened.
The station services Melbourne's legal district, and is under La Trobe Street at William Street, near the northwestern corner of the CBD. Passengers can easily exchange between the station and the tram routes 24, 30, and 34,and the free City Circle and bus route 684 along LaTrobe Street, and tram 55 on William Street.
Flagstaff station is closed on weekends and public holidays and is the only station in Melbourne to do so, because it is located closer to business related buildings such as courts, banks and major office buildings.
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A sign marking the main entrance to Flagstaff Station.


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