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.[1]
Macleod | ||||||||||||||||||
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| PTV commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||
 Southbound view in May 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Birdwood Avenue, Macleod, Victoria 3085 City of Banyule Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°43′34″S 145°04′09″E | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | |||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Trains | |||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Hurstbridge | |||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 17.71 kilometres from Southern Cross | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 island and 1 side) | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | |||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 102 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Operational, Premium Station | |||||||||||||||||
| Station code | MCD | |||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | |||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 March 1911 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1979 | |||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1500 V DC overhead (April 1923) | |||||||||||||||||
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The station was completed by November 1910.[2]
From 1911 to 1964, Macleod was the junction of the short, freight only Mont Park branch line, which served the Mont Park psychiatric hospital. The present day Platform 3 was provided on the alignment of the former branch in 1979, as were three stabling sidings immediately to the south of the station, both coinciding with the duplication of the line between Macleod and Greensborough.[1] A number of train services terminate at Macleod, before proceeding to the sidings to stable.
It was upgraded to a Premium Station in 2001.[3]
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.[4]
Platform 1:
- Hurstbridge line all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Hurstbridge line all stations services to Greensborough, Eltham and Hurstbridge
Platform 3:
- Hurstbridge line terminating services to and from Flinders Street
Transport links
Dysons operates one route via Macleod station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 561 : Macleod – Pascoe Vale station[5]
References
- Macleod Vicsig
- "NORTH HEIDELBERG". The Age (Melbourne). 17 November 1910. p. 10.
- "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 2001. p. 223.
- "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- "561 Macleod - Pascoe Vale via La Trobe University". Public Transport Victoria.