Macleod railway station
Macleod | |||||||||||
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 Southbound view in May 2014 | |||||||||||
| Location | Birdwood Avenue, Macleod | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°43′34″S 145°04′09″E / 37.7260°S 145.0693°ECoordinates: 37°43′34″S 145°04′09″E / 37.7260°S 145.0693°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Hurstbridge | ||||||||||
| Distance | 17.71 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (island platform and side platform) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 100 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Premium station | ||||||||||
| Station code | MCD | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 March 1911 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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Macleod railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia, and serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Macleod. It opened on 1 March 1911,[1] and became denoted as a Premium station in 2001.
From 1911 to 1964, Macleod was the junction of the short, freight-only, Mont Park branch line, which served the Mont Park psychiatric hospital. Platform 3 was built on the alignment of the former branch in the late 1970s, as were three sidings immediately to the south of the station. A few train services terminate at Macleod before proceeding to the sidings to stable.
Facilities, platforms & services
Macleod is served by Metro Trains' Hurstbridge line services.[2] It has one island platform with two faces, and one side platform. Platform 1 has an enclosed waiting area, ticket facilities and toilets.
Platform 1:
- Hurstbridge line: all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Hurstbridge line: all stations services to Eltham & Hurstbridge
Platform 3:
- Hurstbridge line: terminating services to & from Flinders Street
Transport links
The East West Bus Company operates one bus route to and from Macleod station:
- 561: to Pascoe Vale station[3]
References
- ↑ Macleod Vicsig
- ↑ Hurstbridge Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 561 Macleod - Coburg timetable Public Transport Victoria
External links
| Closed station navigation | ||||
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| Mont Park branch | ||||
| Junction | | | Mont Park | Next station → | |
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