Macaulay railway station

Macaulay
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 1, November 2022
General information
Location	Macaulay Road, North Melbourne, Victoria 3051 City of Melbourne Australia
Coordinates	37°47′41″S 144°56′10″E / 37.7946°S 144.9362°E / -37.7946; 144.9362
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Upfield
Distance	3.25 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	MAC
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 December 1887; 136 years ago (1887-12-01)
Rebuilt	1976
Electrified	December 1920 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous names	Macaulay Road (1887–1909)
Passengers
2005–2006	111,546[1]
2006–2007	125,455[1]  12.46%
2007–2008	136,978[1]  9.18%
2008–2009	155,371[2]  13.42%
2009–2010	167,037[2]  7.51%
2010–2011	179,966[2]  7.74%
2011–2012	172,612[2]  4.09%
2012–2013	Not measured[2]
2013–2014	195,887[2]  13.48%
2014–2015	205,840[1]  5.08%
2015–2016	246,887[2]  19.94%
2016–2017	243,417[2]  1.4%
2017–2018	248,158[2]  1.94%
2018–2019	289,550[2]  16.68%
2019–2020	249,450[2]  13.85%
2020–2021	101,750[2]  59.2%
2021–2022	126,350[3]  24.17%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station North Melbourne towards Flinders Street Upfield line Flemington Bridge towards Upfield
Track layout Legend to North Melbourne to Macaulay Stabling Sidings to Arden Street Sidings CityLink Arden Street Macaulay Road 1 2 to Flemington Bridge Electrified Non-electrified

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]

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.