Macaulay railway station

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]

Macaulay
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 1 in November 2022
General information
LocationMacaulay Road,
North Melbourne, Victoria 3051
City of Melbourne
Australia
Coordinates37°47′41″S 144°56′10″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Upfield
Distance3.25 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeMAC
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 December 1887 (1887-12-01)
Rebuilt1976
ElectrifiedDecember 1920
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesMacaulay Road (1887–1909)
Passengers
2005–2006111,546[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
towards Flinders Street
 Upfield line Flemington Bridge
towards Upfield
Track layout
to North Melbourne
to
Macaulay Stabling
Sidings
to Arden Street Sidings
CityLink
Arden Street
Macaulay Road
1
2
to Flemington Bridge
Electrified
Non-electrified

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:

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

  •  402 : Footscray station – East Melbourne[14]
  • Northbound view from Platform 2 in October 2005
    Northbound view from Platform 2 in October 2005

References
  1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
  2. Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
  3. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. "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.
  7. "Victorian Railways signal diagram: Macaulay to North Fitzroy 12 67". www.signaldiagramsandphotos.com. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
  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.
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