Southern Cross railway station

Southern Cross
Inter-city, regional and commuter rail station
Main entrance to the station on the corner of Collins and Spencer Streets, August 2024
General information
LocationSpencer Street,
Docklands, Victoria 3000
Australia
Coordinates37°49′06″S 144°57′09″E / 37.8184°S 144.9524°E / -37.8184; 144.9524
Owned byIFM Investors
Operated byCivic Nexus
Line(s)Metropolitan:
  • Hurstbridge Mernda
  • Pakenham Cranbourne
  • Lilydale Belgrave Alamein[a]
  • Glen Waverley
  • Craigieburn Upfield Sunbury
  • Flemington Racecourse[b]
  • Frankston Werribee Williamstown
Regional and inter-city:
  • Seymour Shepparton (Tocumwal)
  • Ballarat Ararat Maryborough Geelong Warrnambool (Ararat)
  • Bendigo Echuca Swan Hill (Deniliquin and Piangil)
  • Gippsland (Gippsland)
  • Albury Southern (North East)
  • The Overland (Western SG)
Platforms16
Tracks22
Connections
  • Bus
  • Tram
  • Coach
  • SkyBus
Construction
Structure typeGround level with mezzanine
Bicycle facilities12
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusPremium station
Station codeSSS
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsiteSouthern Cross Station Pty Ltd Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened17 January 1859 (1859-01-17)
Rebuilt1960s and 2000s
ElectrifiedPlatforms 8 to 14 only
Previous namesSpencer Street
Passengers
2019–202019.967 million[1][2][3]  23%
2020–20216.653 million[1][2][3]  67%
2021–20228.905 million[1][2][3]  34%
2022–202315.635 million[1][2][3]  76%
2023–202420.161 million[1][2][3]  29%
Metropolitan services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Direction of travel on metropolitan lines between stations on the City Loop changes to either Flinders Street or Flagstaff depending on the line and time of day.
Flinders Street
One-way operation
 Mernda line Flagstaff
towards Mernda, Eltham or Hurstbridge
Hurstbridge line
Flinders Street
Terminus
 Alamein line Flagstaff
towards Glen Waverley, Alamein, Blackburn, Belgrave or Lilydale
Belgrave line
Glen Waverley line
Lilydale line
Craigieburn line North Melbourne
towards Craigieburn, Watergardens, Sunbury or Upfield
Sunbury line
Upfield line
Cranbourne line Flagstaff
One-way operation
Pakenham line
Terminus Flemington Racecourse line North Melbourne
towards Showgrounds or Flemington Racecourse
Flinders Street
Terminus
Flinders Street
towards Frankston
 Werribee line North Melbourne
towards Williamstown, Laverton or Werribee
Williamstown line
Future services (2025)
Flagstaff
towards City Loop
 Frankston line Flinders Street
towards Frankston
Regional services
Preceding station V/Line Following station
Terminus Albury line Broadmeadows
towards Albury
Seymour line
Weekday peak only
 North Melbourne
towards Seymour
Seymour line Broadmeadows
towards Seymour
Shepparton line
2 weekday peak services
 North Melbourne
towards Shepparton
Shepparton line Broadmeadows
towards Shepparton
Geelong line Footscray
towards Wyndham Vale, Geelong or Waurn Ponds
Warrnambool line Footscray
towards Warrnambool
Ballarat line Footscray
towards Wendouree
Ballarat line
(Melton line)
 Footscray
towards Melton or Bacchus Marsh
Ararat line Footscray
towards Ararat
Maryborough line
One daily service
 Footscray
One-way operation
Bendigo line Footscray
towards Bendigo, Epsom or Eaglehawk
Swan Hill line Footscray
towards Swan Hill
Echuca line Footscray
towards Echuca
Flinders Street
towards Traralgon or Bairnsdale
 Gippsland line Terminus
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Terminus NSW TrainLink Southern Line
Melbourne XPT
 Broadmeadows
towards Sydney
Preceding station Journey Beyond Following station
North Shore
towards Adelaide
 The Overland Terminus
Building details
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeRailway station terminus
Construction started2002 (2002)
Completed2006 (2006)
Cost$700m
Height23 metres (75 ft)
Technical details
Size60,000 square metres (650,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Nicholas Grimshaw
Architecture firmGrimshaw Architects
Jackson Architecture
DeveloperCivic Nexus consortium
EngineerWSP Global
Awards and prizesRoyal Institute of British Architects' Lubetkin Prize – most outstanding building outside the European Union
Location

Southern Cross railway station (until 2005 known as Spencer Street station) is a major railway station in Docklands, Melbourne. It is on Spencer Street, between Collins and La Trobe streets, at the western edge of the Melbourne central business district. The Docklands Stadium sports arena is 500 metres (550 yards) north-west of the station.

The station is owned, operated and maintained by Civic Nexus, a subsidiary of IFM Investors and operating as Southern Cross Station Pty Ltd,[4] under a 30-year lease to 2036 from the Victorian State Government, as part of a public-private partnership.[5][6] Southern Cross Station contracts Infranexus for management services. Infranexus is also wholly owned by IFM.[7]

The station is the terminus of the state's regional railway network, operated by V/Line, The Overland rail service to Adelaide, and NSW TrainLink XPT services to Sydney.[8] It is also served by metropolitan rail services, operated by Metro Trains, and connects with Flinders Street station and the underground City Loop.[9] It is the second-busiest railway station in Melbourne's metropolitan network, with 14.019 million metropolitan passengers recorded in 2023/24[10] and 5.925 million regional passengers through the V/Line network.[2][11]

Southern Cross also has a coach terminal underneath the Spencer Outlet shopping complex. SkyBus services to Melbourne Airport and since 2017 to Avalon Airport[12] operate from there, as well as Firefly Express and Greyhound Australia interstate coach services,[8] and V/Line coach services to Mildura, Yarram, Mansfield, and other parts of Victoria not served by rail.[13]


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  4. ^ "Southern Cross Station". Southern Cross Station Pty Ltd. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  5. ^ Longbottom, Jessica (31 August 2024). "Industry superfunds own Melbourne's Southern Cross Station. Why are workers concerned?". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Southern Cross Station". IFM Investors. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  7. ^ "About Southern Cross Station" (PDF). Southern Cross Station. p. 8. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Interstate travel". Public Transport Victoria. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Southern Cross". Metro Trains. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  10. ^ Victorian Department of Transport, Data Vic (2022). "Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries)".
  11. ^ "Station Patronage Data 2013–2018". Philip Mallis. Transport for Victoria. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  12. ^ Geelong-Avalon Airport shuttle bus service replaced by SkyBus Geelong Advertiser 9 July 2017
  13. ^ "Station & stops". V/Line - Regional public transport for Victoria. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
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