Flinders Street station

Flinders Street Station

The Melbourne audio-guided tour brings you before Flinders Street Station, the most emblematic and photographed monument in the city. Here you are under the clocks, beneath the famous clocks where locals have met for more than a century.

Melbourne's historic station

The clocks on the facade have indicated the departure times of trains since 1860 and have become an essential meeting point. In 1854, a first railway line linked the new town to its port, with a then very modest terminus. The present station, completed in the early 20th century, displays its great green dome and its golden stone facade, which has become the very image of Melbourne.

What there is to see

With its dome, its arches and its clocks, Flinders Street Station is one of the few large old buildings in Melbourne and a masterpiece of Edwardian architecture. Still in operation as the central station of the suburban network, it stands facing Federation Square and St Paul's Cathedral, forming the symbolic heart of the city.

Practical information

Flinders Street Station is in the heart of Melbourne, at the corner of Flinders and Swanston Street, facing Federation Square. The facade and the clocks can be seen freely from the street. The station, in operation, is accessible to travellers; it is also one of the ideal starting points to explore the city.

Why do people say under the clocks at Flinders Street ?

Because locals meet under the clocks on the facade, which have indicated train departures since 1860.

Why is Flinders Street Station famous ?

It is the most emblematic and photographed monument in Melbourne, with its green dome and its golden facade.