Clayton railway station, Melbourne

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Clayton
PTV commuter and regional rail station
New Clayton railway station April 2018.jpg
South-east bound view from Platform 1 April 2018
General information
Location274 Clayton Road,[1]
Clayton, Victoria 3168
City of Monash
Australia
Coordinates37°55′28″S 145°07′12″E / 37.9245°S 145.1201°E / -37.9245; 145.1201Coordinates: 37°55′28″S 145°07′12″E / 37.9245°S 145.1201°E / -37.9245; 145.1201
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Pakenham
Cranbourne
Distance20.51 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Train operators
Connections6 bus routes
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking260 spaces
Bicycle facilities12 racks
Disabled accessYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, Premium Station
Station codeCLA
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened6 January 1880; 144 years ago (1880-01-06)
Rebuilt16 April 2018
(Level Crossing Removal Project)
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
(December 1922)
Previous namesClayton's Road (1880-1891)
Passengers
2008–20091.720 million[2]
2009–20101.749 million[2] Increase 1.69%
2010–20111.712 million[2] Decrease 2.12%
2011–20121.721 million[2] Increase 0.53%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–20141.495 million[2] Decrease 13.13%
Services
Preceding station File:Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Huntingdale
towards Flinders Street
 Pakenham line Westall
towards Pakenham
Cranbourne line Westall
towards Cranbourne
Preceding station V/Line Following station
Caulfield
towards Southern Cross
 Gippsland line Dandenong
towards Traralgon or Bairnsdale
Future services
Preceding station File:Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Future
Southland
Terminus
 Suburban Rail Loop East
(under construction) 		Monash
towards Box Hill
Official nameClayton Railway Station
CriteriaC, D, E
Designated20 August 1982
Reference no.H1667[1]
Track layout
Legend
to Huntingdale
1
2
to Westall

Clayton railway station is located on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Clayton, and opened on 6 January 1880 as Clayton's Road. It was renamed Clayton on 6 July 1891.[3]

In 1967, the station was closed to goods traffic,[3] with the goods siding abolished in the same year.[3]

In 1971, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the former Clayton Road level crossing, which was located at the up end of the station.[3]

Clayton was upgraded to a Premium Station in 1998.[4]

In March 2014, the Victorian state government announced a grade separation project to replace the Clayton Road level crossing, as well as the Centre Road level crossing, located nearby in the Down direction of the station. This included rebuilding a new Clayton station.[5] The rebuilt station was opened in April 2018, and was built above ground level. It is located along one of the three sections of elevated rail that were built to replace nine level crossings between Caulfield and Dandenong. The station is accessible by escalators, lifts and stairs.[6]

Platforms and services

Clayton has one elevated island platform with two faces. It is served by Pakenham and Cranbourne line trains,[7][8] and by V/Line Traralgon line services.[9]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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

Transport links

Ventura Bus Lines operates eight routes via Clayton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Gallery

  • Station concourse and entrance in January 2021

    Station concourse and entrance in January 2021

References

  1. ^ a b "Clayton Railway Station". Victorian Heritage Database. Government of Victoria. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from [1] Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
  3. ^ a b c d Clayton Vicsig
  4. ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. p. 310.
  5. ^ Massive rail investment to benefit millions of Victorians Archived 16 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine Premier of Victoria 6 March 2014
  6. ^ "Clayton Station opens as two level crossings removed". Level Crossing Removal Authority. Victorian Government. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. ^ "Cranbourne Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. ^ Traralgon – Melbourne Public Transport Victoria
  10. ^ "631 Southland - Waverley Gardens via Clayton & Monash University". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ^ "703 Middle Brighton - Blackburn via Bentleigh & Clayton & Monash University". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ "704 Oakleigh Station - Westall Station via Clayton". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ^ "733 Oakleigh - Box Hill via Clayton & Monash University & Mt Waverley". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. ^ "821 Southland - Clayton via Heatherton". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. ^ "824 Moorabbin - Keysborough via Clayton & Westall". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. ^ "978 Night bus: Elsternwick - Ormond - Huntingdale - Mulgrave - Dandenong (returns via Princes Hwy)". Public Transport Victoria.
  17. ^ "979 Night bus: Elsternwick - Bentleigh - Clarinda - Keysborough - Dandenong". Public Transport Victoria.

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