Macleod railway station

Macleod railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Macleod, and it opened on 1 March 1911.[5]

Macleod
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view in May 2014
General information
LocationBirdwood Avenue,
Macleod, Victoria 3085
City of Banyule
Australia
Coordinates37°43′34″S 145°04′09″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Hurstbridge
Distance17.71 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island and 1 side)
Tracks3
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking102
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeMCD
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 March 1911 (1911-03-01)
Rebuilt11 August 1979
ElectrifiedApril 1923 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006418,132[1]
2006–2007430,743[1] Increase 3.01%
2007–2008485,657[1] Increase 12.74%
2008–2009512,000[2] Increase 5.42%
2009–2010507,000[2] Decrease 0.97%
2010–2011575,000[2] Increase 13.4%
2011–2012622,000[2] Increase 8.17%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014503,000[2] Decrease 19.13%
2014–2015508,092[1] Increase 1.01%
2015–2016588,742[3] Increase 15.87%
2016–2017574,758[3] Decrease 2.37%
2017–2018562,101[3] Decrease 2.2%
2018–2019598,600[4] Increase 6.49%
2019–2020469,500[4] Decrease 21.57%
2020–2021204,450[4] Decrease 56.5%
2021–2022239,150[4] Increase 16.97%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Rosanna
towards Flinders Street
 Hurstbridge line Watsonia
towards Hurstbridge
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Junction   Mont Park branch   Mont Park
  List of closed railway stations in Melbourne  
Track layout
to Rosanna
Ruthven Street
(Removing by 2027)
1
2
3
to Watsonia

History

Macleod station was completed by November 1910,[6] and was opened to traffic on 1 March 1911.[5]

The station is named after Malcolm Macleod, who acquired land in the area in 1903.[7][8] When the State Government acquired land from Macleod in 1910, to build a branch line for the Mont Park Psychiatric Hospital, he stipulated that a railway station be built in his name in return.[7] From 1911 to 1964, Macleod was the junction of the short, freight only Mont Park branch line.

In 1979, the present day Platform 3 was provided on a alignment near the former branch line alignment, as were three stabling sidings immediately to the south of the station, both coinciding with the duplication of the railway line between Macleod and Greensborough.[5] A number of train services terminate at Macleod, before proceeding to the sidings to stable.

In 2001, Macleod was upgraded to a premium station.[9]

On 25 October 2022, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the Ruthven Street level crossing, located nearby in the up direction of the station, will be grade separated by 2027, with the railway line to be rebuilt over the road.[10][11]

Facilities, platforms and services

Macleod has one island platform with two faces and one side platform. Platform 1 has an enclosed waiting area, ticket facilities and toilets.

It is serviced by Metro Trains' Hurstbridge line services.[12]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

Dysons operates one route via Macleod station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  561 : Macleod – Pascoe Vale station[13]

References
  1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
  2. "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
  3. Station patronage in Victoria for 2013-2018 Archived 5 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  4. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  5. "Macleod". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  6. "NORTH HEIDELBERG". The Age (Melbourne). 17 November 1910. p. 10.
  7. "Macleod". Victorian Places. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  8. First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  9. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 2001. p. 223.
  10. Build, Victoria’s Big (25 October 2022). "Making Macleod level crossing-free". Victoria’s Big Build. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  11. Build, Victoria’s Big (25 October 2022). "Ruthven Street, Macleod". Victoria’s Big Build. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  12. "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. "561 Macleod - Pascoe Vale via La Trobe University". Public Transport Victoria.
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