Clayton

The SRL East station at Clayton will become a major interchange, with trains travelling in 4 different directions, providing faster and more convenient transport to key destinations across Melbourne and regional Victoria.

The transport super hub will connect metropolitan and regional train services on the Cranbourne/Pakenham and Gippsland Lines – improving access to leading medical research and hospitals in the growing health precinct.

Frequent services every few minutes will mean passengers can turn up and go when the new rail line is operating by 2035. It’ll take just 3-4 minutes between stations – a journey from Clayton to the Cheltenham station to go shopping at Southland will take just 7 minutes.

For more information, read the SRL East station at Clayton fact sheet.

What's happening now?

We’re moving underground services and utilities to make way for construction of the new stations and twin tunnels.

Remembrance Gardens is currently closed as workers move water and sewer services and set up the construction site where one of the station entrances will be located. Works are also underway on Clayton, Carinish and Haughton roads.

Read our latest Clayton works notice

What's next?

After the most recent rounds of extensive consultation, the final vision for Clayton will be publicly available later this year. This will outline the ideas and opportunities for the area around the new station, informed by feedback from the community, local councils and stakeholders. The draft Structure Plans will go on public exhibition in later 2024 or early 2025, before public hearings by an independent panel in 2025.

It is anticipated Structure Plans and planning scheme amendments for these areas will be finalised in 2026.

Artists impression of SRL station at Clayton

Map: SRL Clayton Station on the corner of Carinish and Clayton roads

The areas around the SRL stations will help people live locally – with open and green space, playgrounds, schools, jobs, universities, TAFEs, and health services all closer to home.

Planning for the 6 SRL East neighbourhoods is now underway. There will be many opportunities over the next few years to have your say on the future of Clayton both online and in person.

You can stay up to date with planning activities, provide feedback or register your interest in attending particular events by visiting our Have Your Say page.

Read more about SRL East structure planning.

The new station at Clayton will be located north of Carinish Road and the existing Clayton Metro station. The underground SRL station will have 2 levels and be fully accessible for all passengers via lifts and escalators.

The station is proposed to have 2 entrances — east and west of Clayton Road — and passengers will be able to easily interchange with the existing Clayton Station. The new station will be connected to the existing station at Clayton via an elevated walkway.

The station will include buildings for ticketing and customer facilities, potential retail spaces, extensive undercover bike parking, as well as places for operational equipment and emergency and safety infrastructure.

Clayton will become a transport super hub, connecting regional Victorians on the Gippsland corridor to the loop and it will be one of Melbourne's busiest metropolitan stations, with trains travelling in 4 different directions. The interchange with the existing Clayton Metro station will be a convenient 'Paid to Paid' link.

The new station platform will sit around 18m below ground level and be accessible by lifts and escalators.

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