Macaulay station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Upfield line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the inner-northern suburb of North Melbourne, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Macaulay station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 December 1887, with the current station buildings provided in 1976.

Initially opened as Macaulay Road, the station was given its current name of Macaulay on 1 May 1909.

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 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.

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

In May 1972, the suburban train stabling yard near the station, located towards North Melbourne, opened, as part of the City Loop project. Also in that year, automatic signalling was provided between Macaulay and Royal Park, replacing Double Line Block signalling, as well as the abolishment of the signal box. In 1976, the current station buildings were provided.

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

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Macaulay-Station-Melbourne.jpg|Northbound view from Platform 2, October 2005

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References

  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au