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 opened on 7 May 1879.[2]

Caulfield
PTV commuter and regional rail station
Eastbound view from Platform 1 in January 2021
General information
Location	1 Sir John Monash Drive,[1] Caulfield East, Victoria 3145 City of Glen Eira Australia
Coordinates	37°52′38″S 145°02′32″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Pakenham Cranbourne Frankston
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 and 900
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	130 spaces
Bicycle facilities	10 racks
Disabled access	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, Premium Station
Station code	CFD
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	7 May 1879; 143 years ago (1879-05-07)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (5 March 1922)[2]
Passengers
2017-2018	4.708 million[3]  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 Malvern towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street Frankston line Glenhuntly towards Frankston Malvern Citybound express services towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street Frankston line Weekday peak express services Cheltenham towards Frankston South Yarra towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street Preceding station V/Line Following station Richmond towards Southern Cross Gippsland line Clayton towards Traralgon or Bairnsdale
Victorian Heritage Register
Official name	Caulfield Railway Station Complex
Criteria	A, B, C, D, E
Designated	20 August 1982
Reference no.	H1665[1]
Track layout Legend to Malvern 1 2 4 3 to Glenhuntly to Carnegie

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

The small brick building on Platform 1, near the main platform building, was provided in 1974, and 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 seventh 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 served by Pakenham,[8] Frankston,[9] and Cranbourne[10] line trains, and is also served by V/Line Traralgon and Bairnsdale line trains.[11]

Platform 1:

•  Frankston line  all stations and limited express 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 (set down only)

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 (pick up only)

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

• : Melbourne University – Malvern East (operates as 3a on weekends and Public Holidays)[15]

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

External links

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