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

Macaulay
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2 in October 2005
General information
Location	Macaulay Road, North Melbourne, Victoria 3051 City of Melbourne Australia
Coordinates	37°47′41″S 144°56′10″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Upfield
Distance	3.25 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	MAC
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 December 1887; 134 years ago (1887-12-01)
Rebuilt	1976
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (December 1920)
Previous names	Macaulay Road (1887-1909)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station North Melbourne towards Flinders Street 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 m (1,300 ft) west of Macaulay, 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, which opened after 1919, and have since been removed.[2][3]

In 1972, automatic signalling was provided between Macaulay and Royal Park stations, replacing Double Line Block signalling.[1] In the same year, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Macaulay Road level crossing, located at the Up end of the station,[4] as well as the abolishment of the signal box.[1] On 1 July 1975, parcel facilities at the station were abolished.[5] In 1976, new station buildings were provided.[6]

The suburban train stabling yard near the station, located towards North Melbourne, opened in May 1972, as part of the City Loop project.[7] A light repair facility was officially opened on 17 November 1993, as part of the closure of the Jolimont Workshops.[8]

Platforms and services

Macaulay has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Upfield line services.[9]

Platform 1:

•  Upfield line  all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Upfield line  all stations services to Upfield

Transport links

Transit Systems Victoria operates one route via Macaulay station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  402 : Footscray station – East Melbourne[10]

References

External links

• Media related to Macaulay railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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