Flinders Street-Southern Cross Railway Junction Explained

Explaining the junction between the 2 major terminus of Melbourne.
(If anyone knows how to make the diagram clearer that would be appreaciated, it was exported for screens from Illustrator at 33x Scale)
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[@VictorianTransportHistory]

Corrections
Vline Trains Westbound normally use Platform 10 at Flinders Street
Freight Trains can also use Track 7 (Platform 7)
The Northern and Burnley Group both run Antu clockwise in the morning and Clockwise in the afternoon
The newer concrete viaduct was built in 1978 not 1987 (Pretty sure I just made a typo in the script)
As of 2023 track 1a and Aa have been booked out of service

[@dan5228]

The Burnley group goes anti-clockwise in the morning (to Flinders Street via the City Loop) and clockwise in the afternoon (direct to Flinders Street, then out via the loop) on weekdays. In other words it does the same thing as the Caulfield group in the morning, but switches direction in the afternoon. :)

[@briannem.6787]

Also, the reason for the new viaduct being straighter would be because the ship turning basin which constrained the old viaduct's position was no longer necessary. It was filled in either shortly before or shortly after the viaduct was built, but you can see the location where it starts and ends in the modern seawall still!

[@pvda64]

The Aquarium came much later, the old Viaduct had the bend in it to allow for the long gone ship turning circle in the Yarra River that the new Viaduct didn't have to avoid as it was gone when it was built.

[@WayneKline]

Another great video, well done.

[@HazptMedia]

Great video!

[@lachlantanseytheii4412]

You could do pre 2018 Caulfield,Sunshine, Dandenong, Epping and much more

[@The_Real_DreamM]

Awesome video thanks 👍

[@chad3021]

You should do the Caulfield Junction 😊

[@bowandarrow688]

Can you do the junction at Sunshine or Tottenham Station/Yard?

[@lauriewhite8153]

I was just about to suggest this myself

[@stepforddriverviewau]

as a regular sunbury line user, up northern group trains in the morning actually travel through the loop via melb central, whilst in the afternoon they travel direct to flinders st via sthn cross.
edit: nvm i saw the pinned comment

[@dylanshadowstar9779]

When northern group trains terminate/originate at Flinders (no loop) they can use any platform at Flinders. Often platform 10

[@tonnyyyyyyyyy2]

Random Question, how did you make that diagram?

[@VictorianTransportHistory]

Adobe Illustrator

[@BrillOBuffalo]

Some errors, but others have highlighted it. 1A track has been out of service since 2013.
Gippsland V/Line trains cannot run over the Caulfield viaduct and therefore don't run through platform 6. Basically all use platform 7 outbound and can use 7-10 & 12 city bound. Freight trains can also take these same paths, however generally use 9A.
Also since you didn't talk about platform 14. In service trains don't stop there, but empty car movements or event trains etc can and do use it.

[@AbsintheBabe]

Since late 2023 tracks 1A and AA at Flinders Street have been booked out of service and unavailable for rail traffic

[@vsvnrg3263]

i think you got the build date for the new viaduct wrong. it was there long before i left melbourne and i left in 1987. it might have been built in the 60's

[@VictorianTransportHistory]

My mistake the new viaduct was built in 1978

[@sareenac9348]

What happened to Sandringham? 😢

[@VictorianTransportHistory]

it didn't deserve to be in the diagram

[@redhead3199]

I have to say that you got the bidirectional loops travel the wrong way around. They both travel via the loop to Flinders Street in the morning and then travel directly to Flinders Street in the afternoon.

[@VictorianTransportHistory]

hmm, you would think that they go opposite directions because 2 groups going Anti-Clockwise and 2 groups going Clockwise

[@timallardyce1216]

But remember that the Northern group clockwise goes direct to Flinders St first and provides service from parliament back to Flinders St while when the Burnley group goes clockwise it goes from parliament direct to Richmond. I think they've done it this way to ensure you can always get from the lip to Flinders St or the other way round. Previously in the afternoon the only way to get to southern Cross or Flinders St from the loop stations was to go to Richmond or north Melbourne and back track

[@redhead3199]

@@VictorianTransportHistoryBurnley group trains go Anti-clockwise in the morning so they travel from Southern Cross to Flinders Street on your diagram and in the afternoon, they travel Clockwise, Flinders Street to Southern Cross but you mention and show that they go the other way around.
With the Northern group, they travel Flinders Street to Southern Cross in the morning and Southern Cross to Flinders Street in the Afternoon.

[@timallardyce1216]

No no. The Burnley trains go the other way then what you said. Anti clockwise (loops, then flinders st) in the morning and clockwise (flunders dry, then loop) in the afternoon and weekends.

[@CalebsCrossingsYT]

It’s like a taitset video…. But Better

[@lachlanbaker2031]

Far worse

[@kathunter3326]

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[@CalebsCrossingsYT]

@@lachlanbaker2031 bro be supportive.

[@Comeng17]

@@lachlanbaker2031That's very harsh

[@justinwright4833]

Why is it not all bidirectional?

[@VictorianTransportHistory]

I don't think there's a real need, the current arrangement works just fine.

[@CalebsCrossingsYT]

Yo bro you got discord?

[@VictorianTransportHistory]

I might have something in the works

[@CalebsCrossingsYT]

@@VictorianTransportHistory oooo exciting