Macaulay railway station

Macaulay railway station is located on the Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburbs of Kensington and North Melbourne, and opened on 1 December 1887 as Macaulay Road. It was renamed Macaulay on 1 May 1909.[1]

Macaulay
Northbound view from Platform 2
LocationMacaulay Road, Kensington
Australia
Coordinates37°47′41″S 144°56′10″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Upfield
Distance3.25 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed station
Station codeMAC
Fare zoneMyki zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 December 1887
Rebuilt1976
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesMacaulay Road
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
North Melbourne
Upfield line
Flemington Bridge
towards Upfield

The station is located beside the Moonee Ponds Creek, to its west, and surrounded mainly by factories and warehouses. Kensington station, on the Craigieburn line, is only 400 metres away, and is significantly closer to the residential area, and handles a larger number of commuters.

The station is located at ground level, beneath the CityLink tollway, which is supported atop concrete columns, located outside the platform fencing.

To the east of the station were a number of goods sidings, opened after 1919, which have since been removed.[2][3] Boom barriers were provided at the Macaulay Road level crossing in 1972.[4] New station buildings were provided in 1976.[5]

The suburban train stabling yard near the station opened in May 1972, as part of the City Loop project.[6] A light repair facility was officially opened on 17 November 1993, as part of the closure of the Jolimont Workshops.[7]

Platforms & services

Macaulay has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Upfield line services.[8]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Sita Buslines operates one route via Macaulay station:

References
  1. Macaulay Vicsig
  2. "Victorian Railways signal diagram: Macaulay to North Fitzroy 27 13". www.signaldiagramsandphotos.com. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
  3. "Victorian Railways signal diagram: Macaulay to North Fitzroy 12 67". www.signaldiagramsandphotos.com. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
  4. Andrew Waugh. "VR History by Andrew Waugh - Upfield Line" (PDF). VR History. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
  5. Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962-1983. p. 106. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.
  6. SE Dornan & RG Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 93. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
  7. "News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1994. p. 251.
  8. "Upfield Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. "402 Footscray Station - East Melbourne via North Melbourne". Public Transport Victoria.
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