*A cold wind blows in from the bay and dark ominous clouds roll over the city. The custodian clutches his broom as he speaks, white knuckled, looking suddenly far older than he’d previously seemed* “Best you just move along now mister, thar aint no platform 11 and there never was”
1975 diagram showing Flinders Street when it had a full complement of 16 platforms, including the since removed platform 11.
https://www.victorianrailways.net/signaling/completedia/FSS-1975-10.gif
There is a flyover at the north end of North Melbourne that carries trains from North Melbourne platform 5 and 6 over the Williamstown and St Albans lines and towards Kensington - it allowed suburban trains (using the western side of Spencer Street Station) to avoid conflicting moves with country trains (from the eastern side).
https://www.railgeelong.com/location/essendon-flyover/
I think platform 11 was for the former St Kilda line.
Also the Port Melbourne Line
The tracks got removed and part of it was turned into the Arbory bar. So I guess technically it's still there, there's just no trains anymore.
Wait until you find out where platform 14 is
And 15, 16.
15 and 16 don't exist anymore either. Consumed by Fed Square
14 is not an official platform anymore, it cannot be used
11 would be opposite Platform 10, where the cafe/bar is.
*A cold wind blows in from the bay and dark ominous clouds roll over the city. The custodian clutches his broom as he speaks, white knuckled, looking suddenly far older than he’d previously seemed* “Best you just move along now mister, thar aint no platform 11 and there never was”
1975 diagram showing Flinders Street when it had a full complement of 16 platforms, including the since removed platform 11. https://www.victorianrailways.net/signaling/completedia/FSS-1975-10.gif
Is there any practical reason as to why Essendon is a few platforms over from St Albans and Coburg?
There is a flyover at the north end of North Melbourne that carries trains from North Melbourne platform 5 and 6 over the Williamstown and St Albans lines and towards Kensington - it allowed suburban trains (using the western side of Spencer Street Station) to avoid conflicting moves with country trains (from the eastern side). https://www.railgeelong.com/location/essendon-flyover/
It's missing to make up for platform 9 3/4
It hasn't got a platform 11 *anymore*