Southern Cross railway station

Southern Cross
Commuter, regional and inter-city rail station
Main entrance to the station on the corner of Collins & Spencer Streets in December 2007
Location	Spencer Street, Melbourne, Victoria Australia
Coordinates	37°49′06″S 144°57′09″E / 37.8184°S 144.9524°E / -37.8184; 144.9524Coordinates: 37°49′06″S 144°57′09″E / 37.8184°S 144.9524°E / -37.8184; 144.9524
Owned by	Southern Cross Station Pty Ltd
Operated by	Southern Cross Station Pty Ltd
Line(s)	Alamein (weekday pre-peak and post-peak only) Belgrave Craigieburn Cranbourne Flemington Racecourse (special events only) Frankston Glen Waverley Hurstbridge Lilydale Pakenham Sandringham (weekends only) South Morang Sunbury Upfield Werribee Williamstown (weekdays only) North East Shepparton Serviceton Bendigo Gippsland
Platforms	16
Tracks	22
Connections	Bus Tram
Construction
Structure type	Ground level with mezzanine
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Premium station
Station code	SSS
Fare zone	1
Website	Southern Cross Station Pty Ltd Public Transport Victoria (public transport information)
History
Opened	17 January 1859
Rebuilt	1960s and 2000s
Electrified	Platforms 8 to 14 only
Traffic
Passengers (2013/14)	17.091 million  1.56%
Services
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. Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station Flinders Street One-way operation Terminus South Morang line Flagstaff toward South Morang Hurstbridge line Flagstaff toward Hurstbridge Flinders Street Terminus Lilydale line Flagstaff toward Lilydale Belgrave line Flagstaff toward Belgrave Alamein line Flagstaff toward Alamein Glen Waverley line Flagstaff toward Glen Waverley Pakenham line Flagstaff toward Pakenham Cranbourne line Flagstaff toward Cranbourne Frankston line Flagstaff toward Frankston Sandringham line Flagstaff One-way operation Upfield line North Melbourne toward Upfield Craigieburn line North Melbourne toward Craigieburn Flemington Racecourse line North Melbourne toward Flemington Racecourse Sunbury line North Melbourne toward Sunbury Werribee line North Melbourne toward Werribee Williamstown line North Melbourne toward Williamstown Preceding station   V/Line   Following station Terminus North East line Broadmeadows toward Albury Shepparton line North Melbourne toward Seymour or Shepparton Warrnambool line Footscray toward Waurn Ponds or Warrnambool Serviceton line Footscray toward Wendouree, Ararat or Maryborough Bendigo line Footscray toward Bendigo, Swan Hill or Echuca Flinders Street toward Traralgon or Bairnsdale Gippsland line Terminus Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station Terminus NSW TrainLink Southern Melbourne XPT Broadmeadows towards Sydney Preceding station   Great Southern Railway   Following station Terminus The Overland North Shore towards Adelaide

Southern Cross Station Pty Ltd

Southern Cross railway station (formerly and still colloquially 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 central business district. The Etihad Stadium sports arena is 500 metres north-west of the station.

The station is owned, operated and maintained by AssetCo, a subsidiary of IFM Investors, under a 30 year lease to 2036 from the Victorian State Government

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. It is also served by suburban rail services operated by Metro Trains, being one of five stations on the City Loop, a mostly underground railway that encircles the Central Business District. It is the second busiest railway station in Melbourne's metropolitan network, with 17.091 million passenger movements recorded in 2013/14. This figure excludes V/Line passengers who use the station.

Southern Cross also has a coach terminal underneath the Spencer Outlet shopping complex. Skybus Super Shuttle services to Melbourne Airport and Sunbus Shuttle services to Avalon Airport operate from there, as well as Firefly Express and Greyhound Australia interstate coach services, and V/Line coach services to Mildura, Yarram, Mansfield, and other parts of Victoria not served by rail.