Parliament railway station

Parliament station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Burnley, Caulfield, Clifton Hill and Northern group lines, which are part of the Melbourne rail network.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: Railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • Also known as: PAR”, “Parliament”, and “Parliament station
  • Address: Spring Street
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parliament House and Princess Theatre.

Government office
is the meeting place of the Parliament of Victoria, one of the eight parliaments of the Australian states and territories. Located on Spring Street on the edge of the Hoddle Grid, the grand colonnaded front dominates the vista up Bourke Street.

Theater building
The , originally Princess's Theatre, is a 1452-seat theatre in , Victoria, Australia. Established in 1854 and rebuilt in 1886 to a design by noted Melbourne architect William Pitt, it is the oldest surviving entertainment site on mainland Australia.

Photo: Diliff, CC BY 2.5.
The is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed building in , Victoria, , built in 1879–1880 as part of the international exhibition movement, which presented over 50 exhibitions between 1851 and 1915 around the globe. is situated 710 metres north of Parliament railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown and CBD.

Neighborhood
is an ethnic enclave in the of , Victoria, Australia. Centred at the eastern end of Little Bourke Street, it extends between the corners of Swanston and Spring streets, and consists of numerous laneways, alleys and arcades.

The central business district of is the city's cultural, entertainment and financial heart. Locally called the , or simply "the City", it is where most international and interstate visitors spend the bulk of their time.

is Australia's cultural capital and second biggest city, with Victorian-era architecture, extensive shopping, museums, galleries, theatres, and large parks and gardens.

Parliament railway station

Latitude
-37.81092° or 37° 48′ 39″ south
Longitude
144.97291° or 144° 58′ 23″ east
Elevation
75 metres (246 feet)
Operator
Metro Trains Melbourne
Open location code
4RJ65XQF+J5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 458461654
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
8828739
Wiki­data ID
Q7138956
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Norwegian Bokmål—“Parliament railway station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 议会站
  • Chinese: 議會大廈站
  • Chinese: 議會站 (澳洲)
  • Chinese: 議會站 (墨爾本)
  • Dutch: station Parliament
  • Esperanto: Stacidomo Parlamento
  • French: Parlement
  • Indonesian: Stasiun kereta api Parlemen
  • Japanese: パーリアメント駅
  • Japanese: 議事堂駅
  • Japanese: 議会駅
  • Korean: 의회
  • Malay: PAR
  • Malay: Parliament
  • Malay: stesen keretapi Parliament
  • Malay: stesen Parliament
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Parliament jernbanestasjon
  • Norwegian: Parliament jernbanestasjon

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