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It serves the Melbourne Showgrounds and suburb of Flemington, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Showgrounds station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring one side platform. It opened on 7 November 1883. [1] The station is only used during special events at the Melbourne Showgrounds, such as the annual Royal Melbourne Show.
Melbourne Showgrounds: 59a Flinders Street station Moonee Ponds Junction: Moonee Valley horse race time: 70a Rod Laver Arena: Flinders Street West Rod Laver Arena Melbourne Cricket Ground: Melbourne Cricket Ground, John Cain Arena: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 75a Simpsons Street & Wellington Parade, East Melbourne
The Melbourne railway network comprises 17 railway lines organised into six groups and is operated by Metro Trains Melbourne. The first section of the network opened in 1854, making the Melbourne metropolitan rail network the oldest rail system in Australia. Most of the network is above ground, with the main underground section being the City ...
The Flemington Racecourse line is a commuter railway line in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. [1] Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, it is the city's shortest metropolitan railway line at 7.8 kilometres (4.8 mi).
With recommendations for transport, including the expansion of major activity centres (such as Dandenong and Camberwell) with access to public transport and tripling of the Dandenong line, the document aimed for 20% of trips in Melbourne to be made by public transport by 2020. 2003: The $23 million Box Hill tram-light rail extension opens. [12]
Metro Trains Melbourne was selected as the new operator by the Government of Victoria through its relevant agency, the Director of Public Transport, in June 2009 and replaced the previous operator, Connex Melbourne, on 30 November 2009.
There have been proposals, supported by the Public Transport Users Association and local politicians, to extend route 57 north-west along Milleara Road to Avondale Heights and Keilor East. [6] Variations of this proposal including building a park & ride facility near the terminus, or establishing a high frequency bus service between the ...
Melbourne Showgrounds is located in the inner north-western suburb of Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia, next door to Flemington Racecourse.The largest and most flexible indoor/outdoor venue space in Melbourne the Showgrounds is the home of the annual Melbourne Royal Show, as well as major exhibitions, trade shows, and music concerts, including the Supanova Pop Culture Expo, the Caravan ...