Macaulay railway station, Melbourne

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Macaulay

Station information
Code	MAC
Distance from Flinders St	4.5 km
Line	Upfield
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	2
Station status	Unmanned station
Station facilities, connecting transport and timetables	Link
Melway map of station
Google map of station	Not available
Zone location	Zone 1

The imposing CityLink tollway lays directly overhead Macaulay railway station.

Macaulay is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Upfield line, just off Macaulay Road at the boundary of the suburbs of Kensington and North Melbourne. It is 4.5 km from Flinders Street Station, and is in Metcard ticketing Zone 1.

[edit] Location

The station is unique in that it is situated at ground level beneath the CityLink tollway which is supported atop concrete columns situated outside the platform fencing.

The station is situated beside the Moonee Ponds Creek and surrounded mainly by factories and warehouses. The Kensington station on the Broadmeadows line is only 400m away and is significantly closer to the residential area, and handles a larger number of commuters.

[edit] Facilities

There are a total of two platforms at Macaulay. Platform 1 (to city) has a substantial brick building with a disused booking office, while Platform 2 (from city) has a small brick shelter of similar architectural style. Each platform has one of the smaller coin-only Metcard ticket machines, and the outbound platform in addition has a Telstra payphone.