Clayton railway station, Melbourne
Encyclopedia
Clayton is a railway station in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, located in the suburb of Clayton
, on the Pakenham and Cranbourne railway lines. Clayton is classed as a Premium Station
and is in Metcard
Zone 2.
The station consists of two side platforms; Platform 1 has a large weatherboard building housing an enclosed waiting area, ticket facilities and toilets, while platform 2 has a smaller weatherboard building. A large Metcard
ticket vending machine is located inside the waiting area, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. Additional coin only Metcard & myki
ticket vending machines are located inside the waiting area on platform 1, and at the entrance to platform 2.
Platform 2:
Melbourne
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, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, located in the suburb of Clayton
Clayton, Victoria
Clayton is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Monash. At the 2006 Census, Clayton had a population of 14,332.-Overview:...
, on the Pakenham and Cranbourne railway lines. Clayton is classed as a Premium Station
Premium station
A premium station is a category of railway station on Melbourne's Metro Rail Network which is operated by Metro Trains Melbourne. In terms of station standards, a premium station is a high standard station which sits above the medium standard host stations and the low standard unmanned...
and is in Metcard
Metcard
"OneLink" redirects here. For the computer/cable company, see OneLink Communications.Metcard is the brand name of an integrated ticketing system used to access public transport in Melbourne, Australia. It is a universal ticket which allows users to ride on the city's Metlink network, consisting of...
Zone 2.
Facilities
Clayton is located at the eastern end of the Clayton Road level crossing, with station access from Clayton and Carinish Roads.The station consists of two side platforms; Platform 1 has a large weatherboard building housing an enclosed waiting area, ticket facilities and toilets, while platform 2 has a smaller weatherboard building. A large Metcard
Metcard
"OneLink" redirects here. For the computer/cable company, see OneLink Communications.Metcard is the brand name of an integrated ticketing system used to access public transport in Melbourne, Australia. It is a universal ticket which allows users to ride on the city's Metlink network, consisting of...
ticket vending machine is located inside the waiting area, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. Additional coin only Metcard & myki
Myki
myki is the contactless smartcard ticketing system being introduced on public transport in Victoria, Australia. myki is designed to replace a number of ticket systems in Victoria, primarily the Metcard and V/Line ticketing systems...
ticket vending machines are located inside the waiting area on platform 1, and at the entrance to platform 2.
History
Clayton station opened on 6 January 1880 as Claytons Road, and was renamed Clayton in 1891. It was upgraded to a Premium Station in 1998.Platforms, services and connecting bus services
Platform 1:- Dandenong line - all stations and limited stops services to Flinders StreetFlinders Street StationFlinders Street Station is the central railway station of the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is on the corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets next to the Yarra River in the heart of the city, stretching from Swanston Street to Queen Street and covering two city...
. - Gippsland line - intercity services to Southern CrossSouthern Cross StationSouthern Cross is a major railway station and transport hub in Melbourne Docklands, Victoria, Australia. It is located on Spencer Street between Collins and La Trobe Streets at the western edge of the central business district...
.
Platform 2:
- Dandenong line - all stations services to Dandenong, Pakenham and Cranbourne.
- Gippsland line - intercity services to Traralgon, SaleSale railway station, VictoriaSale is a railway station on the Bairnsdale railway line in Sale, Victoria, Australia. The station is located on Pettit Drive and has a single platform, two loop sidings parallel to the platform, and a number of dead end sidings...
and Bairnsdale.