Caulfield railway station, Melbourne

MelbourneRailwayStation1
NAME=Caulfield


CODE=CFD
DISTANCE=10.6 km
LINES=Bairnsdale,
Cranbourne,
Frankston,
Pakenham
PLATFORMS=4
TRACKS=4
STATUS=Premium Station
FACILITIES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19943 Link]
TIMETABLES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19943#lineInformation Link]
MELWAY= [http://www.street-directory.com.au/sd_new/genmap.cgi?x=145.042460904795&y=-37.8776205079645&sizex=650&sizey=650&level=6&star=5&circle= Link]
MAPLINK=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Caulfield+Railway+Station,+Australia&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=17&ll=-37.877386,145.042706&spn=0.004649,0.012188&t=h&iwloc=A
ZONE=1

Caulfield is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Caulfield East, at the junction of the Frankston line from the Pakenham and Cranbourne railway lines. Classed as a Premium Station, it is in Metcard Zone 1.

The station is located between Sir John Monash Drive (formerly Railway Avenue) and Normanby Road, with station access from both. It is served by the route 3 tram as well as various bus routes including a SmartBus route to Rowville. It is located adjacent to the Caulfield campus of Monash University as well as Caulfield Racecourse.

The station consists of four platforms, with two in an island format. Platforms 2 and 3 (island platform in the centre) house the main station building, constructed of red brick building and containing an enclosed waiting room and a ticket office. Smaller red brick buildings are located on platforms 1 and 4. The station itself is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.

A large Metcard machine is located inside the main waiting room, with small coin-only Metcard machines located at the entrances to platforms 1 and 4. A subway is located underneath the station linking all platforms, and contains a small take away food shop.

History

Caulfield station opened on May 7, 1879. [ [http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure&name=Caulfield VICSIG Infrastructure - Caulfield] ] It was upgraded to Premium Station status on June 13 1996, although the enclosed waiting area and ticket facilities were built in 1993 as part of the 'Travel Safe' program in the early 1990s.cite journal
year = 1997
month = October
title = Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station
journal = Newsrail
publisher = Australian Railway Heritage Society (Victorian Division)
pages = page 310 ]

A third rail line is to built connecting the station with Dandenong railway station as part of the $1 billion Dandenong railway line triplication project. [ [http://www.doi.vic.gov.au/DOI/Internet/transport.nsf/AllDocs/7D244319338C6A0ACA2572FA0005B349?OpenDocument Department of Infrastructure website] ]

References

MetlinkVlineStations
Line1=Cranbourne & Pakenham lines
Line2=Frankston line
VLine=Bairnsdale line
Previous1=Malvern
Previous2=Malvern
VPrevious=Richmond
Here=Dandenong
Next1=Carnegie
Next2=Glenhuntly
VNext=Clayton
VICORMELB=Melbourne