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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]

Clayton
PTV commuter and regional rail station
South-east bound view from Platform 1 April 2018
General information
Location	274 Clayton Road,[1] Clayton, Victoria 3168 City of Monash Australia
Coordinates	37°55′28″S 145°07′12″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Pakenham Cranbourne
Distance	20.51 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Train operators	Metro Trains V/Line
Connections	6 bus routes
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	260 spaces
Bicycle facilities	12 racks
Disabled access	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, Premium Station
Station code	CLA
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	6 January 1880; 142 years ago (1880-01-06)
Rebuilt	16 April 2018 (Level Crossing Removal Project)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (December 1922)
Previous names	Clayton's Road (1880-1891)
Passengers
2008–2009	1.720 million[2]
2009–2010	1.749 million[2]  1.69%
2010–2011	1.712 million[2]  2.12%
2011–2012	1.721 million[2]  0.53%
2012–2013	Not measured[2]
2013–2014	1.495 million[2]  13.13%
Services
Preceding station 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 Metro Trains Following station Future Southland Terminus Suburban Rail Loop East (under construction) Monash towards Box Hill
Victorian Heritage Register
Official name	Clayton Railway Station
Criteria	C, D, E
Designated	20 August 1982
Reference no.	H1667[1]
Track layout Legend to Huntingdale 1 2 to Westall

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:

•  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 (set down only)

Platform 2:

•  Pakenham line  all stations and limited express services to Pakenham
•  Cranbourne line  all stations services to Cranbourne
•  Gippsland line  V/Line services to Traralgon, Sale (once on Sunday mornings) and Bairnsdale (Once a day towards Bairnsdale, Mon-Fri, pick up only)

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:

•  631 : Westfield Southland – Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre[10]
•  SmartBus   703 : Middle Brighton station – Blackburn station[11]
•  704 : Oakleigh station – Westall station[12]
•  733 : to Box Hill station[13]
•  821 : to Westfield Southland[14]
•  824 : Moorabbin station – Parkmore Shopping Centre[15]
•  Night Bus   978 : to Dandenong station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)[16]
•  Night Bus   979 : to Dandenong station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)[17]

Gallery

• 
  Station concourse and entrance in January 2021

References

External links

• Media related to Clayton railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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