Southern Cross Station crush-loaded in only 12 years

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By Leith van Onselen

In late 2006, just prior to the Commonwealth Games, the Victorian Government opened the redeveloped Southern Cross Station in Melbourne’s CBD, which was completed as part of a $700 million public-private partnership with IFM Investors.

Just 12 years later, after an insane 1.2 million people has been added to Melbourne’s population, Southern Cross Station is already bursting at the seams:

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.