Melbourne.

Melbourne’s landmark central station is worth a brief exterior stop for its dome, clocks and position between the CBD grid, Fed Square and the river.

The station is both working infrastructure and one of the city’s clearest visual anchors. The long facade turns the corner beside Federation Square, while the platform sheds stretch along the Yarra. Notice how trains, trams and pedestrians converge here before deciding whether to continue into the laneways, Southbank or the arts precinct.

• Look up at the copper dome and the row of clocks above the main entrance.
• Walk toward Princes Bridge to see the platform roofs beside the river.

Keep station entrances clear during commuter peaks.

Pair the exterior with Fed Square and St Paul’s Cathedral across the intersection.