Spencer Street Station, Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne’s Spencer Street Station, Australia has been redeveloped into a “world-class public transport interchange”. So, next time you visit Australia, don’t forget to visit this station as this is the most important rail terminal in Victoria. Not only it has the fast rail connection to regional Victorian centres but also new facilities for taxi, bus and rail passengers.
For those who have been living in Melbourne, Victoria must know how unsafe and messy this station was. This year, it has been transformed into an amazing site that the world should be proud of its existence. Millions of visitors have come and go, not only to travel but also for entertainment. Lots of shops and restaurants have been build in and around the station. Not to mention, the great architecture of the Spencer Street station is surely outstanding in comparison to other rail stations around the world.
“The station and its precinct has been redeveloped by a public/private partnership between the Victorian Government and the Civic Nexus consortium, comprising: ABN Amro, Leighton Contractors, Daryl Jackson Architecture, Nicholas Grimshaw and Partners, Honeywell Limited and Delaware North Australia. The cost to the State for the construction and 30 year operation of the transport interchange will be $300 million in 2002 dollars.”
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