Clarkefield | |||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||
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 | ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||
Previous names | Lancefield Road (1862-1881) Lancefield Junction (1881-1926) Clarkfield (1926) | ||||||||||||||
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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]