Flagstaff railway station

Flagstaff railway station is an underground station on the metro network in Melbourne, Australia. It is one of three stations on the underground City Loop, which runs through the Melbourne CBD. The station takes its name from the nearby Flagstaff Hill, a significant site in Melbourne's early history, and services Melbourne's legal district. It runs under La Trobe and William streets, near the north western corner of the CBD.

This article is about the Melbourne station. For the Arizona station, see Flagstaff station.

Flagstaff
PTV commuter rail station
Flagstaff station Platform 1, July 2023
General information
LocationLa Trobe Street,
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
City of Melbourne
Australia
Coordinates37°48′43″S 144°57′22″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Platforms4 (2 island)
Tracks4
Connections Tram
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth32 m
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeFGS
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened27 May 1985 (1985-05-27)
ElectrifiedJanuary 1981
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2008–20094.188 million
2009–20104.364 million  4.21%
2010–20114.554 million  4.34%
2011–20124.982 million  9.41%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–20144.581 million  8.04%
2014–2015Not measured
2015–20164.38 million  4.31%
2016–20174.65 million  5.97%
2017–20184.75 million  2.21%
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
to Southern Cross
to North Melbourne
1
3
L1 (upper)
2
4
L2 (lower)
to Melbourne Central

In 2017/18, it was the sixth busiest station on Melbourne's metropolitan network, with 4.75 million passenger movements. Flagstaff station commenced opening on weekends and public holidays from 1 January 2016 – it was previously the only station in Melbourne to be closed on weekends and public holidays due to its proximity to business-related buildings such as the Commonwealth Law Complex, banks and major office buildings.

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