Town Hall Station

Station overview

Town Hall Station is in the heart of the city and a gateway to Melbourne’s arts district, including Federation Square, the Arts Centre and Southbank.

Town Hall Station will have 3 main entrances: City Square, Federation Square and inside the new Town Hall Place development on Swanston Street next to Young & Jackson.

From Town Hall Station you will be able to catch trains:

towards the Sunbury Line via the Metro Tunnel, next stop State Library Station
towards the Cranbourne / Pakenham Line via the Metro Tunnel, next stop Anzac Station
or change to all other metro lines and the Gippsland Line at Flinders Street Station.

The Degraves Street subway and Campbell Arcade will connect Town Hall and Flinders Street stations for a simple interchange without touching off and on again.

Map of Town Hall Station, located under Swanston Street, between Flinders Street and Collins Street, showing 7 entrances. They are located at Scott Alley, Cocker Alley, Swanston Street, Flinders Street, City Square and Fed Square. All have lift and escalator access. Town Hall Station is also accessible via an underground passenger connection to and from Flinders Street Station, with lift access. There are tram stops on Collins Street, Swanston Street and Flinders Street. Bike lanes are on Collins Street, Swanston Street, Flinders Lane and Flinders Street.

Town Hall Station location

Station design

Town Hall Station will bring people to the heart of the city and to landmarks such as Federation Square, Southbank and our famed laneways.

The station’s main concourse below City Square is a grand entrance hall with a roof supported by huge columns shaped like tree branches.

The station’s platforms are more than 25m below street level and 19m wide – among the widest underground metro platforms in the world. A spectacular 10m-high arched ceiling above the platforms features chandelier lights designed and made in Melbourne.

Town Hall Station will have Victorian-first platform screen doors for better safety, climate control and less noise.

City Square

City Square will return to the public in 2025 as a redesigned public area in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD. The space will be landscaped with native species, and previous water features will be replaced with new architectural features that both honour the past and open up new spaces for cultural and civic activity. Learn more about the City Square design.

The City Square entrance will reduce pedestrian congestion along Swanston Street and relieve pressure on the Flinders Street/Swanston Street pedestrian crossing.

Federation Square

The Federation Square entrance, located at the north-west corner of the square, will feature a light-filled canopy which complements the contemporary architecture of this vibrant open space.

This entrance will provide a new way to access Federation’s Square cultural events and bars and restaurants, as well as ACMI, Southbank, the Arts Centre, and St Paul’s Cathedral.

Campbell Arcade and Degraves Street subway

The historically significant Campbell Arcade will be the location of an underground pedestrian connection between Flinders Street Station and Town Hall Station. The arcade’s key heritage features have been carefully preserved – including the shopfronts.

Over station development

After the station is built, a multistorey building including retail, hospitality and office spaces will be built on top of the station site near the corner of Flinders and Swanston streets. Learn more about over station development.

Accessibility

Town Hall Station includes escalators and lifts, Tactile Ground Surface Indicators, braille and tactile signs, and more accessibility features.

We've also installed lifts from the Degraves Street subway to platforms 1 to 10 at Flinders Street Station, to help people move from Metro Tunnel to City Loop services easily.