Comments on: The time Queen Elizabeth II visited Museum station https://wongm.com/2022/09/museum-station-melbourne-royal-visit-1980-queen-elizabeth-plaza/ Marcus Wong. Gunzel. Engineering geek. History nerd. Fri, 14 Oct 2022 06:40:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Marcus Wong https://wongm.com/2022/09/museum-station-melbourne-royal-visit-1980-queen-elizabeth-plaza/#comment-852789 Fri, 14 Oct 2022 06:40:17 +0000 http://wongm.com/?p=5339#comment-852789 In reply to Mike Montross.

I wouldn’t call two separate sets of escalators and an obstacle course of commercial stalls “quick”.

Main entrance to Melbourne Central station blocked by a City Jeep car display

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By: Marcus Wong https://wongm.com/2022/09/museum-station-melbourne-royal-visit-1980-queen-elizabeth-plaza/#comment-852781 Fri, 14 Oct 2022 05:49:44 +0000 http://wongm.com/?p=5339#comment-852781 In reply to GURVINDER SINGH GANDU.

I would say the inside of the station definitely isn’t – it’s a dark dank cave, compared to the open and light concourse that used to be there.

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By: Marcus Wong https://wongm.com/2022/09/museum-station-melbourne-royal-visit-1980-queen-elizabeth-plaza/#comment-852779 Fri, 14 Oct 2022 05:48:45 +0000 http://wongm.com/?p=5339#comment-852779 In reply to Andrew.

And the past 10 years have seen it grow even more, as the last light industrial buildings north of La Trobe Street have been replaced by apartment towers.

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By: Another sighting of Museum station and the Shot Tower - Waking up in Geelong https://wongm.com/2022/09/museum-station-melbourne-royal-visit-1980-queen-elizabeth-plaza/#comment-852315 Mon, 10 Oct 2022 21:32:09 +0000 http://wongm.com/?p=5339#comment-852315 […] first sighting is the circular staircase connecting Queen Elizabeth Plaza to Museum Station, looking south towards Coops Shot Tower and Myer […]

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By: GURVINDER SINGH GANDU https://wongm.com/2022/09/museum-station-melbourne-royal-visit-1980-queen-elizabeth-plaza/#comment-850804 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 13:34:54 +0000 http://wongm.com/?p=5339#comment-850804 The current station is much better than the original looking one

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By: Mike Montross https://wongm.com/2022/09/museum-station-melbourne-royal-visit-1980-queen-elizabeth-plaza/#comment-850803 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 13:34:07 +0000 http://wongm.com/?p=5339#comment-850803 In reply to Mitty.

The current staiton is very easy to access. Its quick to get to the gates and to the trains

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By: Mitty https://wongm.com/2022/09/museum-station-melbourne-royal-visit-1980-queen-elizabeth-plaza/#comment-850756 Tue, 20 Sep 2022 22:20:19 +0000 http://wongm.com/?p=5339#comment-850756 Great post Marcus. Will still never forgive Melb Central for how horrifying they’ve made it to get down to the station these days.

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By: Steve https://wongm.com/2022/09/museum-station-melbourne-royal-visit-1980-queen-elizabeth-plaza/#comment-850686 Mon, 19 Sep 2022 23:49:45 +0000 http://wongm.com/?p=5339#comment-850686 I was on a Train of Knowledge tour in Grade 6 to Bairnsdale back in 1982. When we came back to Melbourne on the last day we took a train to/from Museum and I remember we were out on a concourse somewhere – maybe that was it! I also remember getting told off for standing too close to the edge of the platform trying to look at the track and wires. (Not being familiar at all with Melbourne at the time, being from the country!)

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By: Andrew https://wongm.com/2022/09/museum-station-melbourne-royal-visit-1980-queen-elizabeth-plaza/#comment-850684 Mon, 19 Sep 2022 22:58:55 +0000 http://wongm.com/?p=5339#comment-850684 It was a VERY quiet part of town when it opened. The growth of RMIT and the shopping centre have certainly changed that.

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By: Marcus Wong https://wongm.com/2022/09/museum-station-melbourne-royal-visit-1980-queen-elizabeth-plaza/#comment-850682 Mon, 19 Sep 2022 22:39:09 +0000 http://wongm.com/?p=5339#comment-850682 In reply to graham.

That’s a brainfart and a half – fixed!

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