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Southern Cross Station

Southern Cross Station is the main interstate and regional station for Melbourne. The full set of photos is at my other site, Rail Geelong.

Crowds wait for the escalators at platform 9/10

Monday 26 November 2012 9:01 AM
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Timetable information / emergency assistance intercom on the suburban platforms at Southern Cross Station

The units are manufactured by Dallas Delta Corporation

Monday 26 November 2012 9:00 AM
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'Press green button' spelt out both in normal writing and in Braille

How the hell is a blind person supposed to be able to find a green *coloured* button by touch?

Monday 26 November 2012 9:00 AM
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'City Loop platform 9' notice on the Collins Street concourse

Presumably in place to assist ex-Craigieburn passengers travelling on trains that now run direct to Flinders Street

Friday 23 November 2012 8:56 AM
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Platform 9 and 10 finally clearing of passengers, ready for the next train to disgorge another throng

Thursday 22 November 2012 8:44 AM
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Slow moving queue of passengers for the escalators at Southern Cross platform 9 and 10

Thursday 22 November 2012 8:44 AM
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Up train departs an incredibly congested platform 10 at Southern Cross

Having dwelled for an excessive length of time in the platform because the passengers blocked the driver's view of the doors

Thursday 22 November 2012 8:43 AM
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'Sunbury trains depart from platform 11' signs on the country platforms at Southern Cross

Wednesday 21 November 2012 3:10 PM
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New stanchions for the traction overhead in place for platforms 14 and 15

Wednesday 10 October 2012 3:15 PM
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Overhead supports bolted directly to the piers supporting the overhead deck, instead of temporary structures

For the traction overhead over platforms 14 and 15

Wednesday 10 October 2012 3:14 PM
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New stanchions for the traction overhead in place for platforms 14 and 15

Bolted directly to the station piers supporting the overhead deck, not to temporary structures

Wednesday 10 October 2012 3:13 PM
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New Woolworths supermarket open on the mezzanine floor of the Collins Street concourse

Wednesday 19 September 2012 7:12 AM
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Red Rooster back displaying train information

Wednesday 22 August 2012 5:52 PM
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The two next train displays still in sync

The bigger question is why the data feed hasn't been released to someone other than an advertising company

Wednesday 8 August 2012 5:07 PM
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Red Rooster next train display post-breakfast time

Now they suggest chips, coke, burgers and wraps

Wednesday 8 August 2012 3:38 PM
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Both the real and Red Rooster screens in sync: Cranbourne train in 22 minutes on platform 12

Wednesday 8 August 2012 3:35 PM
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Is the Red Rooster display showing realtime departures?

Both screens show a Cranbourne train departing in 20 minutes from platform 12

Tuesday 7 August 2012 8:53 AM
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Red Rooster presents next train information

Next train in 10 minutes or less they suggest a hash brown, 11 to 15 minutes they suggest adding a wrap or muffin, and 15+ minutes they also suggest a coffee

Tuesday 7 August 2012 8:50 AM
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Victoria Police on traffic patrol during morning peak at the corner of Collins and Spencer Streets

Thursday 12 July 2012 9:02 AM
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New shops opened on the upper level Collins Street concourse

Monday 25 June 2012 5:48 PM
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Scattergun ordering of the next suburban train departures from Southern Cross

It isn't ordered by time or line name, but each train is next to the others of them same line.

Saturday 23 June 2012 6:52 PM
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Platforms 9 and 10 closed at Southern Cross, but no barriers to blocking access

Two dimwits managed to avoid noticing the signs and are headed down the escalators

Saturday 23 June 2012 6:24 PM
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