Macaulay railway station

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

37°47′41″S 144°56′10″E / 37.7946°S 144.9362°E / -37.7946; 144.9362Owned byVicTrackOperated byMetro TrainsLine(s)UpfieldDistance3.25 kilometres from
Southern CrossPlatforms2 sideTracks2ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne BusConstructionStructure typeGroundAccessibleYes—step free accessOther informationStatusOperational, unstaffedStation codeMACFare zoneMyki Zone 1WebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened1 December 1887; 136 years ago (1887-12-01)Rebuilt1976ElectrifiedDecember 1920
(1500 V DC overhead)Previous namesMacaulay Road (1887–1909)Passengers2005–2006111,546[1]2006–2007125,455[1] Increase 12.46%2007–2008136,978[1] Increase 9.18%2008–2009155,371[2] Increase 13.42%2009–2010167,037[2] Increase 7.51%2010–2011179,966[2] Increase 7.74%2011–2012172,612[2] Decrease 4.09%2012–2013Not measured[2]2013–2014195,887[2] Increase 13.48%2014–2015205,840[1] Increase 5.08%2015–2016246,887[2] Increase 19.94%2016–2017243,417[2] Decrease 1.4%2017–2018248,158[2] Increase 1.94%2018–2019289,550[2] Increase 16.68%2019–2020249,450[2] Decrease 13.85%2020–2021101,750[2] Decrease 59.2%2021–2022126,350[3] Increase 24.17% Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
North Melbourne Upfield line Flemington Bridge
towards Upfield
Track layout
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Macaulay Stabling
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CityLink
Arden Street
Macaulay Road
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Non-electrified

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.[4]

The station is located beside the Moonee Ponds Creek to its west, and surrounded mainly by factories and warehouses. Kensington, 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 also located at ground level, beneath the CityLink tollway, which is supported atop concrete columns that are located outside the platform fencing.

History

Macaulay station opened on 1 December 1887, three years after the railway line from North Melbourne was extended to Coburg.[4] The station is named after Macaulay Road, itself named after Thomas Babington Macaulay, a British politician and historian.[5]

To the east of the station were a number of goods sidings, which opened after 1919, and have since been removed.[6][7]

In May 1972, the suburban train stabling yard near the station, located towards North Melbourne, opened, as part of the City Loop project.[8] Also in that year, automatic signalling was provided between Macaulay and Royal Park, replacing Double Line Block signalling,[4] and boom barriers replacing interlocked gates at the Macaulay Road level crossing, located at the up end of the station,[9] as well as the abolishment of the signal box.[4] On 1 July 1975, parcel facilities at the station were abolished.[10] In 1976, the current station buildings were provided.[11]

On 17 November 1993, a light repair facility officially opened in the stabling yard, as part of the closure of the Jolimont Workshops.[12] In 1997, a crossover at the down end of the station was abolished.[4]

Platforms and services

Macaulay has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Upfield line services.[13]

Platform 1:

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:

Gallery

  • Northbound view from Platform 2, October 2005
    Northbound view from Platform 2, October 2005

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c d e "Macaulay". vicsig.net. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Macaulay Road". Melbourne Streets. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Victorian Railways signal diagram: Macaulay to North Fitzroy 27 13". www.signaldiagramsandphotos.com. Retrieved 15 August 2008. [dead link]
  7. ^ "Victorian Railways signal diagram: Macaulay to North Fitzroy 12 67". www.signaldiagramsandphotos.com. Retrieved 15 August 2008. [dead link]
  8. ^ SE Dornan & RG Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 93. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
  9. ^ Andrew Waugh. "VR History by Andrew Waugh – Upfield Line" (PDF). VR History. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
  10. ^ "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1975. p. 226.
  11. ^ Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962–1983. p. 106. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.
  12. ^ "News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1994. p. 251.
  13. ^ "Upfield Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. ^ "402 Footscray Station - East Melbourne via North Melbourne". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

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