Flinders Street Station is the busiest railway station in Australia and one of the most recognisable buildings in the country. The 1910 Edwardian baroque building, with its ochre-painted facade, arched windows, and copper dome, occupies the prime position at the corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets, directly across from Federation Square. It is as much a symbol of Melbourne as the Opera House is of Sydney.
The station handles more than 100,000 passengers daily and has been continuously upgraded without losing its character. The interior has been partially restored to reveal the original tiling and ironwork. The meeting point "under the clocks" remains genuinely used — you will see Melburnians standing under the row of departure clocks waiting for friends or dates at any hour of the day.