Caulfield railway station
Caulfield railway station is located on the Pakenham, Cranbourne and Frankston lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Caulfield East, and opened on 7 May 1879.[4] In 2017-2018, it was the 7th busiest station in Melbourne's metropolitan network, with 4.7 million passenger movements.[3]
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PTV commuter and regional rail station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastbound view from platform 2 in January 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 1 Sir John Monash Drive[1] Caulfield East, Victoria 3145 Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°52′38″S 145°02′32″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Distance | 11.79 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 4 (2 side, 1 island) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | 130 spaces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 10 racks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Premium station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | CFD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 7 May 1879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 5 March 1922[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Passengers (2017-2018) | 4.708 million[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Official name | Caulfield Railway Station Complex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criteria | A, B, C, D, E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Designated | 20 August 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reference no. | H1665[1] |
The station is located adjacent to the Caulfield campus of Monash University and Caulfield Racecourse. It is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[5]
The small brick building on platform 1, near the main platform building, was provided in 1974, and originally served as a race ticket office.[6]
Caulfield was upgraded to a Premium station on 13 June 1996, although the enclosed waiting area and ticket facilities were built in 1993 as part of the 'Travel Safe' program.[7]
Platforms and services
Caulfield has two side platforms and one island platform with two faces. It is served by Metro Trains' Pakenham,[8] Frankston,[9] and Cranbourne[10] line trains. It is also served by V/Line's Traralgon and Bairnsdale trains.[11]
Platform 1:
- Frankston line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Frankston line: all stations and limited stops services to Frankston
Platform 3:
- Pakenham line: all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
- Cranbourne line: all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
- Gippsland line: V/Line services to Southern Cross
Platform 4:
- Pakenham line: all stations and limited express services to Pakenham
- Cranbourne line: all stations and limited express services to Cranbourne
- Gippsland line: V/Line services to Traralgon and Bairnsdale
Transport links
CDC Melbourne operates one route via Caulfield station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 624: to Kew – Oakleigh station[12]
CDC Melbourne and Ventura Bus Lines operate one route to and from Caulfield station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
Yarra Trams operates one route via Caulfield station
References
- "Caulfield Railway Station Complex". Victorian Heritage Database. Government of Victoria. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- "Caulfield". Vicsig. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- "Station patronage in Victoria for 2013-2018". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- Caulfield Vicsig
- Caulfield Railway Station Complex Department of Transport, Planning & Local Infrastructure
- "Way & Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1974. p. 137.
- "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. p. 310.
- "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- "Cranbourne Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- Traralgon – Melbourne Public Transport Victoria
- "624 Kew - Oakleigh via Caulfield & Carnegie & Darling and Chadstone (From 4-11-2018)". Public Transport Victoria.
- "900 Stud Park SC (Rowville) - Caulfield via Monash University & Chadstone (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
- "3-3a Melbourne University - East Malvern". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Victorian Railway Stations gallery
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au