Macaulay railway station
Macaulay | |||||||||||
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 Northbound view from Platform 2 | |||||||||||
| Location |
Macaulay Road, Kensington Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°47′41″S 144°56′10″E / 37.7946°S 144.9362°ECoordinates: 37°47′41″S 144°56′10″E / 37.7946°S 144.9362°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Upfield | ||||||||||
| Distance | 3.25 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed station | ||||||||||
| Station code | MAC | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 1 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 December 1887 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1976 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Macaulay Road | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Macaulay railway station is located on the Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Kensington, and 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 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:
- Upfield line: all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Upfield line: all stations services to Upfield
Transport links
Sita Buslines operates one route via Macaulay station:
- 402: Footscray station to East Melbourne[9]
References
- ↑ Macaulay Vicsig
- ↑ "Victorian Railways signal diagram: Macaulay to North Fitzroy 27 13". www.signaldiagramsandphotos.com. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
- ↑ "Victorian Railways signal diagram: Macaulay to North Fitzroy 12 67". www.signaldiagramsandphotos.com. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
- ↑ Andrew Waugh. "VR History by Andrew Waugh - Upfield Line" (PDF). VR History. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
- ↑ Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962-1983. p. 106. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.
- ↑ SE Dornan & RG Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 93. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
- ↑ "News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1994. p. 251.
- ↑ Upfield Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 402 Footscray - East Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
External links
Media related to Macaulay railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons- Melway