[7] In 1992, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Ramsden Street level crossing, located nearby in the up direction of the station.

[7] Clifton Hill is listed on the Register of the National Estate[9] as an intact example of a Victorian Tudor-style suburban railway station, and is one of eleven that were originally built between 1887 and 1889.

Other features of the complex include two timber-framed gabled roofed signal boxes (built in 1888 and 1901 respectively), located on either side of Platform 2, and the original swinging railway gates (out of use since 1992).

The Hurstbridge line, between Clifton Hill and Westgarth, was duplicated during late 2008 and early 2009, and included a second bridge over the Merri Creek.

[13][14] Platform 1: Platform 2: Dysons operates two bus routes via Clifton Hill station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: Kinetic Melbourne operates one route via Clifton Hill station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: