Five arrests after Melbourne station brawl

Five people have been arrested following a brawl at Melbourne's Flinders Street Station which caused trains to be stopped due to safety concerns.

About 30 people were involved in the fight which erupted on Saturday just before midnight.

Victoria Police used capsicum spray to break up the brawl but a number of smaller fights then broke out including one on a platform which caused trains to be halted for about five minutes.

Two West Meadows men - one aged in his 20s and the other in his late teens - and a Reservoir man, also in his 20s, were arrested for assaulting police while two others were arrested for being drunk.