Macaulay railway station

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Macaulay
PTV commuter rail station
Macaulay-Station-Melbourne.jpg
Northbound view from Platform 2 in October 2005
LocationMacaulay Road,
North Melbourne, Victoria 3051
City of Melbourne
Australia
Coordinates37°47′41″S 144°56′10″E / 37.7946°S 144.9362°E / -37.7946; 144.9362Coordinates: 37°47′41″S 144°56′10″E / 37.7946°S 144.9362°E / -37.7946; 144.9362
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Upfield
Distance3.25 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Unstaffed
Station codeMAC
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 December 1887
Rebuilt1976
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
Previous namesMacaulay Road
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
North Melbourne
towards Flinders Street
 Upfield line Flemington Bridge
towards Upfield

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]

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:

Platform 2:

Transport links[]

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

  •  402 : Footscray station – East Melbourne[10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Macaulay Vicsig
  2. ^ "Victorian Railways signal diagram: Macaulay to North Fitzroy 27 13". www.signaldiagramsandphotos.com. Retrieved 15 August 2008.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Victorian Railways signal diagram: Macaulay to North Fitzroy 12 67". www.signaldiagramsandphotos.com. Retrieved 15 August 2008.[dead link]
  4. ^ Andrew Waugh. "VR History by Andrew Waugh - Upfield Line" (PDF). VR History. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
  5. ^ "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1975. p. 226.
  6. ^ Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962-1983. p. 106. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.
  7. ^ SE Dornan & RG Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 93. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
  8. ^ "News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1994. p. 251.
  9. ^ "Upfield Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ^ "402 Footscray Station - East Melbourne via North Melbourne". Public Transport Victoria.

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