Caulfield railway station, Melbourne facts for kids
| Station information | |
|---|---|
| Code | CFD |
| Distance from Flinders St |
10.6 km |
| Line | Bairnsdale, Cranbourne, Frankston, Pakenham |
| # Platforms | 4 |
| # Tracks | 4 |
| Status | Premium Station |
| Zone | 1 |
Caulfield is a busy train station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It's located in the suburb of Caulfield. This station is an important stop for trains on the Pakenham, Frankston, and Cranbourne lines. At Caulfield, the Frankston line separates from the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines.
Caulfield is known as a Premium Station. This means it has staff available for most of the day and offers many services for passengers.
Where is Caulfield Station?
The station is located between Sir John Monash Drive and Normanby Road. You can easily reach it by tram using route 3, or by several bus routes.
Right next to the station, you'll find the Caulfield campus of Monash University. The famous Caulfield Racecourse is also very close by.
What's at the Station?
Caulfield station has four platforms where trains stop. Two of these platforms form an "island" in the middle of the station.
- Platform 1 has a large building made of red bricks.
- Platforms 2 and 3 (the island platforms) share a big red brick building. This building includes a waiting room and a place to buy tickets.
- Platform 4 also has a large red brick building. Country trains, called V/Line services, usually leave from this platform.
Inside the waiting room, there's a large machine where you can buy most types of train tickets. It accepts both notes and coins. Smaller ticket machines are also available at the entrances to platforms 1 and 4.
To get to the island platform (Platforms 2 and 3), you can use a subway that goes underneath the station. In this subway, you'll find a small shop where you can grab some food.
Station History
Caulfield station first opened its doors to passengers on Wednesday, May 7, 1879.
| Station Navigation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan service | ||||
| Cranbourne & Pakenham lines | ||||
| Previous Station | Malvern → | | | → Carnegie | Next Station |
| Frankston line | ||||
| Previous Station | Malvern → | | | → Glenhuntly | Next Station |
| Regional service | ||||
| Bairnsdale line | ||||
| Previous Station | Richmond → | | | → Clayton | Next Station |
| Entire metropolitan network | ||||
| Entire regional network | ||||
Images for kids
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Eastbound view from Platform 2 in January 2011
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Station front and entrance to Platform 1 in November 2021
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HCMT Train on a Down Pakenham service arriving on Platform 4 in November 2021
