Premium Station

A premium station is a category of railway station on Melbourne's railway network, operated by Metro Trains Melbourne. In terms of station standards, a premium station is a high standard station which sits above the standard stations. Of the 207 stations in Melbourne's railway network, there are 82 premium stations in addition to the five City Loop stations.

The premium station program was commenced in 1994 by the Public Transport Corporation, with Mount Waverley being the first station receiving premium status. By the end of 1995 the number of staffed stations increased from 35 to 51. Further stations will be upgraded to premium status in the future.

A premium station has:

The five City Loop stations (Flinders Street, Southern Cross, Flagstaff, Melbourne Central, and Parliament) are all premium stations.

Of the 207 stations in Melbourne's railway network, there are 82 premium stations in addition to the five City Loop stations, as follows:

Twenty-one existing stations will be upgraded from to premium or constructed in the near future to bring the total number of premium stations to one hundred.

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