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The station is owned, operated and maintained by Civic Nexus, a subsidiary of IFM Investors and operating as Southern Cross Station Pty Ltd, [4] under a 30-year lease to 2036 from the Victorian State Government, as part of a public-private partnership. [5] [6] Southern Cross Station contracts Infranexus for management services. Infranexus is ...
Southern Cross Tower, also known as 121 Exhibition Street, is a 161-metre (530 ft) skyscraper in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The tower was built in 2004 and comprises 39 levels of office accommodation. The complex is a twin tower. The SX1 (or East tower) delivers 76,700 square meters of space over 39 floors.
The station received its original name from the Melbourne Museum, which was located within the State Library of Victoria. The station's name was changed in 1997 to Melbourne Central following the 1991 redevelopment of the site above the station to Melbourne Central Shopping Centre and the relocation of the Melbourne Museum to a new building in ...
The building of the treasury (now known as 'the old treasury building'), along with other civic offices like the Parliament, Customs House, and Post Office, was a reaction by authorities who wanted to display state power in Melbourne because of fears of public disorder following the gold rush.
1 Treasury Place (also known as the State Government Office) is a government office complex in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The building is the official location of the Office of the Premier of Victoria, currently headed by Jacinta Allan, and other integral government departments. The complex was constructed in the mid-1960s and comprises ...
In October 1889, the Upfield railway line was extended to Somerton, but closed in July 1903.In March 1928, despite strong resistance from the Railways Commissioners, the state government ordered the reopening of the section from Fawkner to near Somerton for passengers, [7] although no actually connection was provided at this time.In May 1956, the line from Fawkner to Somerton was again closed ...
Operated by V/Line, it is the state's fourth longest railway line at 267.3 kilometres (166.1 mi). The line runs from Southern Cross station in central Melbourne to Warrnambool station in the south-west, serving 21 stations via Wyndham Vale, Geelong, Waurn Ponds, and Colac. [1]
Old 47 kg/m (95 lb/yd) rail between Melbourne and Albury was also replaced with new 60 kg/m (121 lb/yd) rail. Since passenger trains receive priority over freight trains, a freight-only track known as the Southern Sydney Freight Line was added in Sydney in 2012. This single track line (with two crossing loops) allows freight trains to travel ...