Clarkefield railway station

Clarkefield
PTV regional rail station
Southbound view from Platform 1, showing the platform's station building, October 2012
General information
Location	Station Street, Clarkefield, Victoria 3430 Shire of Macedon Ranges Australia
Coordinates	37°29′01″S 144°44′45″E / 37.4836°S 144.7458°E / -37.4836; 144.7458
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	Bendigo Echuca (Deniliquin)
Distance	50.42 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	5
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, staffed part-time
Station code	CFD
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	December 1862; 161 years ago (1862-12)
Previous names	Lancefield Road (1862-1881) Lancefield Junction (1881-1926) Clarkfield (1926)
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station Sunbury towards Southern Cross Bendigo line Riddells Creek towards Bendigo, Epsom or Eaglehawk Echuca line Riddells Creek towards Echuca
Former services Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Junction   Lancefield line   Bolinda
Location Clarkefield Location within Victoria

Clarkefield railway station is a regional railway station on the Deniliquin line, which is part of the Regional railway network. It serves the north-western suburb and town of Clarkefield, in Victoria, Australia. Clarkefield station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened in December 1862.^[1][2]

The station had various names. It initially opened as Lancefield Road, then it was renamed to Lancefield Junction in 1881. Then it had two various names of the same pronunciation, but different spelling. It was renamed to Clarkfield on 11 January 1926, then finally was given its current name of Clarkefield on 23 February 1926.^[1][2]