Caulfield railway station

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Caulfield
PTV commuter and regional rail station
Caulfield railway station - Melbourne.jpg
Eastbound view from Platform 1 in January 2021
Location1 Sir John Monash Drive,[1]
Caulfield East, Victoria 3145
City of Glen Eira
Australia
Coordinates37°52′38″S 145°02′32″E / 37.8773°S 145.0423°E / -37.8773; 145.0423Coordinates: 37°52′38″S 145°02′32″E / 37.8773°S 145.0423°E / -37.8773; 145.0423
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance11.79 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms4 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks4
Train operators
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking130 spaces
Bicycle facilities10 racks
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Premium Station
Station codeCFD
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened7 May 1879; 142 years ago (1879-05-07)
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
(5 March 1922)[2]
Passengers
2017-20184.708 million[3] Increase 3.6%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Anzac
towards Sunbury
 Sunshine–Dandenong corridor
(under construction)
(from 2025)
 Carnegie
towards Cranbourne or Pakenham
Malvern
Limited services
towards Flinders Street
 Pakenham line
South Yarra
towards Flinders Street
Malvern
Limited services
towards Flinders Street
 Cranbourne line
South Yarra
towards Flinders Street
South Yarra
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
 Frankston line
Weekday peak express services
 Cheltenham
towards Frankston
Malvern
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
 Frankston line Glenhuntly
towards Frankston
Preceding station V/Line Following station
Richmond
towards Southern Cross
 Bairnsdale line Clayton
Limited services
towards Bairnsdale
Dandenong
towards Bairnsdale
Traralgon line Clayton
towards Traralgon
Official nameCaulfield Railway Station Complex
CriteriaA, B, C, D, E
Designated20 August 1982
Reference no.H1665[1]
Track layout
Legend
to Malvern
1
2
4
3
to Glenhuntly
to Carnegie

Caulfield railway station is the junction station for the Pakenham, Cranbourne and Frankston lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Caulfield East, and it opened on 7 May 1879.[2]

The station is located adjacent to the Caulfield Campus of Monash University and Caulfield Racecourse. It is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[4]

The small brick building on Platform 1, near the main platform building, was provided in 1974, and it originally served as a race ticket office.[5] In 1977, the goods yard was closed to traffic.[2]

In 1985, a number of sidings and their associated points and signals were abolished.[2]

The station underwent a minor refurbishment in 1994.[6] On 13 June 1996, it was upgraded to a Premium Station, although the enclosed waiting area and ticket facilities were built in 1993, as part of the 'Travel Safe' program.[7]

In 2017/2018, it was the 7th busiest station on Melbourne's metropolitan network, with 4.7 million passenger movements.[3]

Platforms and services[]

Caulfield has two side platforms and one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham,[8] Frankston,[9] and Cranbourne[10] line services. It is also served by V/Line Traralgon and Bairnsdale line services.[11]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

Platform 4:

It is planned to connect the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines to the Sunbury line, via the new Metro Tunnel, in late 2025.

Transport links[]

CDC Melbourne operates two routes via Caulfield station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  624 : Kew – Oakleigh station[12]
  •  SmartBus   900 : to Stud Park Shopping Centre (Rowville) (shared with Ventura Bus Lines)[13]

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route to and from Caulfield station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  SmartBus   900 : to Stud Park Shopping Centre (Rowville) (shared with CDC Melbourne)[14]

Yarra Trams operates one route via Caulfield station

Gallery[]

  • Eastbound view from Platform 2 in January 2011

  • Station front and entrance to Platform 1 in November 2021

  • HCMT Train on a Down Pakenham service arriving on Platform 4 in November 2021

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Caulfield Railway Station Complex". Victorian Heritage Database. Government of Victoria. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Caulfield". Vicsig. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Station patronage in Victoria for 2013-2018". Public Transport Victoria. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  4. ^ Caulfield Railway Station Complex Department of Transport, Planning & Local Infrastructure
  5. ^ "Way & Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1974. p. 137.
  6. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1994. p. 184.
  7. ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. p. 310.
  8. ^ "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. ^ "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ^ "Cranbourne Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ^ Traralgon – Melbourne Public Transport Victoria
  12. ^ "624 Kew - Oakleigh via Caulfield & Carnegie & Darling and Chadstone (From 4-11-2018)". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ^ "900 Stud Park SC (Rowville) - Caulfield via Monash University & Chadstone (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. ^ "900 Stud Park SC (Rowville) - Caulfield via Monash University & Chadstone (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. ^ "3-3a Melbourne University - East Malvern". Public Transport Victoria.

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