Princes Bridge | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Closed commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||
 View of station from above in 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°49′04″S 144°58′08″E / 37.81778°S 144.96889°E | |||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | City Loop Mernda line Hurstbridge line | |||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1.3 kilometres from Southern Cross | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 island, 1 side) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Demolished | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1859 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | May 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Princes Bridge was a Melbourne railway station built in 1859 and was the terminus for all trains on what are now the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines. The station was named after the adjacent Princes Bridge, which crosses the Yarra River. Originally Princes Bridge station was isolated from Flinders Street station, even though it was adjacent to it, sited just on the opposite side of Swanston Street. Some years later the railway tracks were extended under the street to join the two stations, and Princes Bridge slowly became amalgamated into the larger Flinders Street station. This process was completed in May 1997.