Complex sentence: In 1888 work started on the double-track Flinders Street Viaduct linking the station to Flinders Street, the line opening to goods traffic in 1891 and in 1894 to passenger trains.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1888 work started on the double-track Flinders Street Viaduct linking the station to Flinders Street. Instead, the line was opened to goods traffic and in 1894 to passenger trains.