Town Hall Station

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MT-TownHall-Location.png - Note: entrance/exit 2 at Swanston Street and entrance/exit 3 at Fed Square will not open until 2026.

Description

Town Hall Station is located under Swanston Street, Melbourne, between Collins Street and Flinders Street.

There are 3 station entrances / exits:

Collins Street, at City Square, on the corner of Swanston Street
Swanston Street, near the corner of Flinders Street, opening in 2026.
Fed Square, at the southeast corner of Flinders Street and St Kilda Road, opening 2026.

Town Hall Station is also connected underground to Flinders Street Station which will be open from 30 November 2025.

Within 400m of the station are St Paul’s Cathedral, City Square, Regent Theatre, Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne Visitor Information Centre, Athenaeum Theatre, Block Arcade, City Library, Royal Arcade, Forum Theatre, Fed Square, ACMI, Koorie Heritage Trust, NGV Australia and Forum Theatre.

Nearby outside the boundary of this map are Melbourne Park and MCG, Arts Centre Melbourne and NGV International.

Transport connections

Connected to the Cranbourne, Pakenham and Sunbury Line
Passengers can transfer from Town Hall Station to Flinders Street Station via the Degraves Street Subway to access all other metropolitan lines.
You can transfer between these stations without tapping off and on.

The Cranbourne, Pakenham and Sunbury Line

Routes 1, 3, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67 and 72 on Swanston Street
Routes 11, 12, 48 and 109 on Collins Street
Routes 35, 70 and 75 on Flinders Street
You can use Journey Planner on the Transport Victoria website to check accessibility for your trip

70 new bike parking spaces
Nearby cycling lanes on Swanston Street and Collins Street

Drop-off zones and taxi bays are located near Flinders Street Station

The station is open from 7am and 7pm each day until the Big Switch on 1 February 2026, however trains do not run at all times. Check the Transport Victoria Journey Planner for train timetables.

MT-TownHall-Layout.png - Note: entrance/exit 2 at Swanston Street and entrance/exit 3 at Fed Square will not open until 2026.

Description

There are 3 stations entrances / exits:

Collins Street, at City Square, on the corner of Swanston Street
Swanston Street, near the corner of Flinders Street
Fed Square, at the southeast corner of Flinders Street and St Kilda Road.

From Collins Street, lifts or escalators connect two underground retail levels and a concourse level.

On this concourse level you will find ticket machines, a Changing Places facility and Customer Service. In the paid area you will find toilets and baby change facilities.

Lifts or escalators will take you from the concourse to the platform.

From Swanston Street, lifts or escalators connect to a concourse level.

On this concourse level you will find ticket machines and Customer Service. Within the myki gates you will find accessible toilets and baby change facilities.

This concourse level is also the underground connection to Flinders Street Station within the paid area. If you are changing between the two stations you do not need to tap your myki.

Lifts or escalators from this concourse will take you to a lower concourse and then another set of lifts and escalators will take you to the platform.

From Fed Square, lifts or escalators will take you to a concourse level. This entrance include a short flight of stairs that can be avoided by using the lifts.

From the concourse level, lifts or escalators will take you to the platform.

Trains heading towards Sunbury are on Platform 1, the next station is State Library.

Trains heading towards Cranbourne or Pakenham are on Platform 2, the next station is Anzac.

Accessible boarding points are located at the start of each platform to meet the first door of the train. Speak with staff if you need a ramp to board the train.