Caulfield railway station

Caulfield railway station is a railway station on the Gippsland and Stony Point trunk lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Caulfield East, and it 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]

Caulfield
PTV commuter and regional rail station
Looking east from Platform 1, January 2021.
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
Line(s)	Gippsland Stony Point
Distance	11.79 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	4 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks	4
Train operators	Metro Trains V/Line
Connections	Tram route 3 Bus routes 624 & 900
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	130 spaces
Bicycle facilities	10 racks
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Premium Station
Station code	CFD
Fare zone	1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	7 May 1879
Electrified	5 March 1922[2]
Passengers
2017-2018	4.708 million[3]  3.6%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station South Yarra towards Flinders Street Pakenham line Carnegie towards Pakenham Cranbourne line Carnegie towards Cranbourne 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
Victorian Heritage Register
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. It 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] The station underwent a minor refurbishment in 1994.[8]

Platforms and services

Caulfield has two side platforms and one island platform with two faces. It is served by Metro Trains' Pakenham,[9] Frankston,[10] and Cranbourne[11] line trains. It is also served by V/Line's Traralgon and Bairnsdale trains.[12]

Platform 1:

• Frankston line: all stations and limited stop services to Flinders Street, Werribee and Williamstown

Platform 2:

• Frankston line: all stations and limited express services to Frankston

Platform 3:

• Pakenham line: express services to Flinders Street
• Cranbourne line: 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: Kew – Oakleigh station[13]

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

•  SmartBus  900 to Rowville[14]

Yarra Trams operates one route via Caulfield station

• 3/3a: Melbourne University – Malvern East[15]

Gallery

• 
  Eastbound view from platform 2 in January 2011

References

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

External links

• Victorian Railway Stations gallery
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au