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Showgrounds railway station, Melbourne

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providing staff amenities, and a wooden building for selling rail tickets. Also on the platform are turnstiles for entry to the Melbourne Showgrounds, and a
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There are three signal boxes at Showgrounds, although the one included in a rostrum on the platform was decommissioned in 2014. There are several
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The station is only used during special events at the Melbourne Showgrounds, such as the annual
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runs one route via the station, stopping at the nearby Sandown Road tram stop on Epsom Road.
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Showgrounds has one platform. During special events, it is served by trains to
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Stations in (parentheses) are uncommon stops for the listed service
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booking office for admission tickets to events there.
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PTV
Commuter rail

Connex Melbourne
Comeng
Flemington
Victoria
City of Melbourne
Australia
37°47′00″S 144°54′54″E / 37.7834°S 144.9149°E / -37.7834; 144.9149
VicTrack
Metro Trains
Flemington Racecourse
Southern Cross
side
Metropolitan tram
Myki
Railways in Melbourne
Metro Trains
North Melbourne
Flinders Street
Flemington Racecourse line
Flemington Racecourse
Legend
Newmarket
Flemington Racecourse
commuter railway
Flemington Racecourse line
Melbourne railway network
Melbourne Showgrounds

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