If you have passed through Melbourne’s Southern Cross Station recently, you have probably noticed a lot of construction going on as you try to find your way to the platforms. So what is going on?

If you have passed through Melbourne’s Southern Cross Station recently, you have probably noticed a lot of construction going on as you try to find your way to the platforms. So what is going on?

Welcome to Buckley Street in Footscray. Located near Middle Footscray station, just south of the railway line that links the city to Sunshine, the houses on the north side of Buckley Street have been compulsorily acquired by the State Government to make way for the new tracks that will be built as part of the Regional Rail Link project. Running a bulldozer through a suburb might sound like a one off, but the current railway through the area was built in just the same way.

Meet Southern Cross Station: a now familiar landmark for all Melburnians. Her early years were difficult as she had a bad reputation to shake off, but after a few good years, it appears that her masters want to drag her name through the mud again.

I spotted the following in the “Here’s Looking at You” section of mX – unfortunately D hasn’t made it easy for their admirer to track them down.
