- Premium station
A premium station is a
railway station onMelbourne 's suburban rail network that has:cite web
url=http://www.doi.vic.gov.au/DOI/Internet/transport.nsf/AllDocs/036633AC857229CCCA256EF5000286DE?OpenDocument
title=Public transport - Premium Stations
publisher=www.doi.vic.gov.au
accessdate=2008-03-27]
*Improved passenger facilities, such as enclosed waiting areas
*Open toilets (at many stations toilets close after evening peak to prevent illegal activity)Confusing|date=October 2008Fact|date=October 2008
*Staff from first to last train, who are available for ticket sales (including concession cards andV/Line tickets), answering of customer queries, and general running of the station (including, for example, bookings for bicycle locker hire).The premium station program was commenced in
1994 under thePublic Transport Corporation . [cite web
url=http://www.robx1.net/victkt/metcard/html/history.htm
title=Metcard - A brief history
publisher=www.robx1.net
accessdate=2008-03-27] , with Mount Waverley being the first station receiving premium status.cite journal
year = 1997
month = October
title = Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station
journal = Newsrail
publisher = Australian Railway Heritage Society (Victorian Division)
pages = page 310 ] By the end of1995 the number of staffed stations increased from 35 to 51. [cite web
url=http://www.robx1.net/victkt/metcard/html/premium.htm
title=Metcard - Premium stations
publisher=www.robx1.net
accessdate=2008-03-27]The five City Loop stations (Flinders Street, Southern Cross (formerly Spencer Street), Flagstaff, Melbourne Central, and Parliament) are all premium stations. Other stations are assigned premium status based mainly on their level of patronage. There are currently 71 premium stations, [cite web
url=http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/maps_stations_stops/list_of_premium_stations
title=List of Premium Stations - Metlink - Your guide to public transport in Melbourne and Victoria
publisher=www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au
accessdate=2008-03-27] including:Future Premium stations
In 2006 the
Meeting Our Transport Challenges plan listed plans to upgrade seven stations on Melbourne's railway network to Premium status during2007 -2009 . Five stations have already been upgraded (Darling, Mentone, Upfield, Watsonia and Bell) while two more (Burnley and Nunawading) will be upgraded in the near future.References
ee also
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