Clarkefield railway station is located on the Deniliquin line in

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. It serves the town of Clarkefield, and it opened in December 1862 as Lancefield Road. It was renamed Lancefield Junction in 1881, renamed Clarkfield on 11 January 1926, and renamed Clarkefield on 23 February 1926.Clarkefield
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History

Clarkefield opened in December 1862, a year after the line opened between Sunbury and Woodend. The station, like the township itself, was named after local pastoralist, businessman and philanthropist, Sir William Clarke. Clarke later became a member of the

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. The station was the

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for the Lancefield branch line, which operated between 1881 and 1956. The station was historically known as Lancefield Junction for this reason.

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were in use at Clarkefield in 1929. By 1935, they were abolished. In 1947, the

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at the station was replaced with a signal bay. After the closure of the Lancefield line in 1956, a small remnant of the line became a

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. Around 1958/1959, a

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that operated between the up mainline track and the former

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was abolished, and the siding leading to the

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was removed by 1959. In 1977, the connections from the refuge siding to the up line was spiked out of use, with the auxiliary

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also abolished around this time. On 17 January 2005, the signal bay at the station was abolished.Clarkefield Signal Box (CFD)
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is located between Clarkefield and Sunbury stations.

Platforms and services

Clarkefield has two

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s. In the morning, trains to

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depart from Platform 2, and trains to

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depart from Platform 1, with this arrangement reversing in the afternoon. This is to allow services in the peak direction of travel to use the single 160 km/h track that was upgraded in 2006, as part of the

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. It is serviced by

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and

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line services. Platform 1: * services to

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and

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* services to

and Southern Cross Platform 2: * services to Kyneton, Bendigo, Eaglehawk, Epsom and Southern Cross * services to Echuca and Southern Cross

Transport links

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operates one route via Clarkefield station, under contract to

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: * Lancefield – Sunbury stationLancefield - Sunbury-Clarkefield via Romsey & Monegeeta
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Gallery

File:Clarkefield_Rwy_Station.png, Lancefield Junction station in 1890

References

External links

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Melway map
at street-directory.com.au {{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Northern=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Australia opened in 1862 Regional railway stations in Victoria (state) Shire of Macedon Ranges