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Flinders Street Station by Daniel and Tyler |
| The first Flinders Street Station was
opened on 12th of September 1854. The building of the
second Flinders Street Station was begun in 1899 and
finished in 1910. The clocks above the entrance show train departure times. |
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In 1985 the steps in Flinders Street Station were replaced with red brick tiles as part of a $23,000,000 redevelopment project. Electrical circuits were fitted to the entrance steps to keep the steps dry and prevent people slipping. |
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Over the years Flinders Street Station has become a famous Melbourne land mark. People often use the clocks as a place to meet other people. Today despite the opening of city loop station it is still one of busiest railway stations in the world. Flinders Street Station has emerged as a symbol of Victoria's capital city and is a part of the daily routine for nearly a quarter of a million people a day. |
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In 1854 Flinders street station was an interesting collection of weatherboard sheds known as the Melboune terminus. Flinders Street Station was built on the site of an earlier terminus. Earlier yet, the site was Melbourne's first fish market. Flinders Street Station became so busy, it became necessary to enlarge it. In 1889 the railway commissioners arranged a competition for the design of a new station and 17 entries were received. H.P.C. Ashworth and J.W Fawcett were awarded a prize of 500 pounds for their plans. |
| Except for a few minor changes
Flinders Street Station today is the same concept the two
railwaymen designed in their entry. Finders Street station was named in 1837 after Captain Matthew Flinders of the Royal Navy. 105,000 people use the Station each day. It has a total of 15 platforms, and four floors. Each day 1450 train movements are made in and out of Flinders Street Station. |
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