Macedon railway station

Macedon railway station is a regional railway station on the Deniliquin line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the north-western suburb and town of Macedon, in Victoria, Australia. Macedon station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 8 July 1861.^[1][2]

Macedon
PTV regional rail station
Southbound view of the station platforms, November 2017
General information
Location	Smith Street, Macedon, Victoria 3440 Shire of Macedon Ranges Australia
Coordinates	37°25′25″S 144°33′40″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	Bendigo Echuca (Deniliquin)
Distance	69.79 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	MDN
Fare zone	Myki Zone 3/4 overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	8 July 1861; 164 years ago (1861-07-08)
Previous names	Middle Gully (1861-1870)
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station Gisborne towards Southern Cross Bendigo line Woodend towards Bendigo, Epsom or Eaglehawk Echuca line Woodend towards Echuca
Location Macedon Location within Victoria

Initially opened as Middle Gully, the station was given its current name of Macedon on 1 April 1870.^[1][2]

History

Sidings and a crossover once existed at the station. By 1984, they were abolished.^[2] In 1994, the Victoria Street level crossing, which was located at the down end of the station, was closed to road traffic except for emergency access vehicles.^[1][2] It was closed altogether in 1995.^[2]

In March 2014, the platforms were extended to accommodate longer trains.^[3]

Platforms and services

A PID on Platform 1 displaying a Southern Cross-bound service, November 2017

Macedon has two side platforms. Before 9 am, trains to Melbourne depart from Platform 2, and trains to Bendigo depart from Platform 1, with this arrangement reversing after 9 am. This is to allow services in the peak direction of travel to use the single 160 km/h track that was upgraded in 2006, as part of the Regional Fast Rail project.

A VLocity train on a Bendigo bound service arrives at Platform 2, November 2017

It is serviced by V/Line Bendigo and Echuca line services.^[4]

Platform 1:

•  Bendigo line  services to Kyneton, Bendigo, Epsom, Eaglehawk and Southern Cross
•  Echuca line  services to Echuca and Southern Cross

Platform 2:

•  Bendigo line  services to Kyneton, Bendigo, Epsom, Eaglehawk and Southern Cross
•  Echuca line  services to Echuca and Southern Cross

Gallery

• 
  Southbound view from Platform 1, July 2015
• 
  The historic building display, November 2017