Flagstaff railway station

Flagstaff
PTV commuter rail station
Eastbound view from Platform 1, November 2023
General information
Location	La Trobe Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 City of Melbourne Australia
Coordinates	37°48′43″S 144°57′22″E / 37.81194°S 144.95611°E / -37.81194; 144.95611
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Hurstbridge Mernda Pakenham Cranbourne Lilydale Belgrave Alamein[a] Glen Waverley Craigieburn Upfield Sunbury
Platforms	4 (2 island)
Tracks	4
Connections	Tram
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	32 m[1]
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, premium station
Station code	FGS
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	27 May 1985; 39 years ago (1985-05-27)
Electrified	January 1981 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2008–2009	4.188 million[2]
2009–2010	4.364 million[2]  4.21%
2010–2011	4.554 million[2]  4.34%
2011–2012	4.982 million[2]  9.41%
2012–2013	Not measured[2]
2013–2014	4.581 million[2]  8.04%
2014–2015	Not measured[3]
2015–2016	4.38 million[3]  4.31%
2016–2017	4.65 million[3]  5.97%
2017–2018	4.75 million[3]  2.21%
2019-2020	3.883 million[4]  20.01%
2020-2021	1.378 million[4]  64.52%
2021–2022	1.682 million[4]  22.04%
2022–2023	2.758 million[4]  64.02%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Southern Cross One-way operation Mernda line Melbourne Central towards Mernda Hurstbridge line Melbourne Central towards Hurstbridge Southern Cross towards Flinders Street Pakenham line Melbourne Central One-way operation Cranbourne line Direction of travel on metropolitan lines below between stations on the City Loop changes to either Southern Cross or Melbourne Central depending on the line and time of day. Southern Cross towards Flinders Street Lilydale line Melbourne Central towards Lilydale or Belgrave Belgrave line Alamein line Select weekday peak services only Melbourne Central towards Alamein Glen Waverley line Melbourne Central towards Glen Waverley North Melbourne towards Upfield Upfield line Melbourne Central towards Flinders Street North Melbourne towards Craigieburn Craigieburn line North Melbourne towards Sunbury Sunbury line Future services (2025) Southern Cross towards Flinders Street Frankston line Melbourne Central towards Frankston
Track layout Legend to Southern Cross to North Melbourne 1 3 L1 (upper) 2 4 L2 (lower) to Melbourne Central

Flagstaff railway station is a commuter railway station on the Burnley, Caulfield, Clifton Hill, Cross City and Northern group lines, serving the Melbourne CBD in Victoria, Australia. Flagstaff is an underground premium station on the City Loop, featuring four platforms, two island platforms on two floors connected to street level via an underground concourses. It opened on 27 May 1985.

The station takes its name from the nearby Flagstaff Hill, a significant site in Melbourne's early colonial history, and serves Melbourne's legal district. It is located under La Trobe and William streets, near the north-western corner of the CBD.

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