Macleod railway station, Melbourne

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Macleod
Station information

Code	MCD
Distance from Flinders St	16.5 km
Line	Hurstbridge
Number of platforms	3
Number of tracks	3
Station status	Premium Station
Station facilities, connecting transport and timetables	Link
Melway map of station	Not available
Google map of station	Link
Zone location	2

Entrance to Macleod railway station.

Macleod is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, located in the suburb of Macleod, on the Hurstbridge railway line. It is in Metcard Zone 2

Macleod is a Premium Station, meaning that its staffed from first to last train.

[edit] Location

The station is located between McNamara Street and Birdwood Avenue. Shops are located near the station.

[edit] Facilities

The station consists of three platforms, 2 of them in an island format (and is the only station on the Hurstbridge line to have 3 platforms). Platform 1 contains a large brick building with an enclosed waiting room and a ticket office inside while platform 2&3 (island platform) contains a small fibro building. A large Metcard machine is located inside the waiting room, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 2 and 3. Stabling facilities are located at the UP end of the station.

Both platforms can be accessed via McNamara Street and Birdwood Avenue.