Flinders Street Station Flinders Street Station, Melbourne; photograph Ali Kayn (c) 2001 The site has been in use since 1854, (Architects JW Fawcett and HPC Ashworth). The building, and particularly it's 'clocks' are a popular landmark. In Melbourne a common place to meet is "under the clocks".

Flinders Street Station, Melbourne; photo: Ali Kayn Flinders Street Station beside the Yarra River, Melbourne; photo: (c) Ali Kayn Despite the city loop, Flinders Street station remains the hub of Melbourne's rail system. Victoria has a centralised rail system, all country lines fan out from Spencer Street station and the suburban lines from Flinders Street Station. The city loop joined the two along with creating the stations Flagstaff Gardens, Melbourne Central (originally "Museum") and Parliament.

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