Clayton railway station, Melbourne

Clayton
PTV commuter and regional rail station
Clayton station viewed from Clayton Road, September 2023
General information
Location274 Clayton Road,[1]
Clayton, Victoria 3168
City of Monash
Australia
Coordinates37°55′28″S 145°07′12″E / 37.9245°S 145.1201°E / -37.9245; 145.1201
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance20.51 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Train operators
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking260 spaces
Bicycle facilities12 racks
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeCLA
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened6 January 1880; 144 years ago (1880-01-06)
Rebuilt16 April 2018 (LXRP)
ElectrifiedDecember 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesClayton's Road (1880–1891)
Passengers
2005–20061,047,064[2]
2006–20071,185,964[2] Increase 13.26%
2007–20081,373,910[2] Increase 15.85%
2008–20091,720,328[3] Increase 25.21%
2009–20101,749,175[3] Increase 1.67%
2010–20111,711,528[3] Decrease 2.15%
2011–20121,721,420[3] Increase 0.57%
2012–2013Not measured[3]
2013–20141,495,192[3] Decrease 13.14%
2014–20151,618,549[2] Increase 8.25%
2015–20161,944,934[3] Increase 20.16%
2016–20171,803,536[3] Decrease 7.27%
2017–20181,432,893[3] Decrease 20.55%
2018–20191,612,702[3] Increase 12.54%
2019–20201,388,700[3] Decrease 13.89%
2020–2021796,650[3] Decrease 42.63%
2021–2022853,500[4] Increase 7.13%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Huntingdale
towards Flinders Street
 Pakenham line Westall
towards Cranbourne or East Pakenham
Cranbourne line
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Caulfield
towards Southern Cross
 Gippsland line Dandenong
towards Traralgon or Bairnsdale
Future services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Future
Southland
Terminus
 Suburban Rail Loop East
(under construction) 		Monash
towards Box Hill
Official nameClayton Railway Station
CriteriaC, D, E
Designated20 August 1982
Reference no.H1667[1]
Track layout
Legend
to Huntingdale
Start CBTC
1
2
End CBTC
to Westall

Clayton railway station is a commuter railway station located in the suburb of Clayton, in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[5] The station originally opened in 1880 as "Clayton's Road".[6] It did not receive its current name until 1890.[6] The station consists of a single island platform connected to the station concourse on Clayton Road via escalators, lifts and a staircase.[5] The station was previously at grade; however, in 2018, a new elevated station was rebuilt as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project.[7]

Clayton station is currently served by the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines which are both part of the Melbourne railway network. Additionally, the station is also served by the Gippsland line, which is a part of the Victorian regional railway network, and eight bus routes, including SmartBus route 703.[5] The station is approximately 17 kilometres (11.8 mi), or around a 33 minute train ride away, from Flinders Street.[8][9]

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  2. ^ a b c d "Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19". Department of Transport. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021". Philip Mallis. 9 March 2022. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries)". Data Vic. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023.
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  6. ^ a b Anderson, Rick (2010). Stopping all stations : Melbourne's unfinished rail network/opportunities lost. Clunes, Victoria.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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  8. ^ "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).