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.<ref name="VicsigMacedon">Macedon Vicsig</ref><ref name="VRHistory">Macedon VR History</ref>

Initially opened as Middle Gully, the station was given its current name of Macedon on 1 April 1870.<ref name="VicsigMacedon">Macedon Vicsig</ref><ref name="VRHistory">Macedon VR History</ref>

History

Sidings and a crossover once existed at the station. By 1984, they were abolished.<ref name=VRHistory/> 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.<ref name=VicsigMacedon/><ref name=VRHistory/> It was closed altogether in 1995.<ref name=VRHistory/>

In March 2014, the platforms were extended to accommodate longer trains.<ref>Plan to extend V/Line platforms Bendigo Advertiser 8 January 2014</ref>

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.<ref>Bendigo - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria</ref>

colspan="5" style="background:#Template:Rcr;background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #Template:Rcr); " |Macedon platform arrangement
Platform	Line	Destination	Service Type	Notes
1	Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox	Southern Cross, Kyneton, Bendigo, Epsom, Eaglehawk, Echuca	All stations and limited express services	Services towards Bendigo depart from this platform in the morning. Services towards Melbourne depart from this platform in the afternoon.
2	Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox	Southern Cross, Kyneton, Bendigo, Epsom, Eaglehawk, Echuca	All stations and limited express services	Services towards Melbourne depart from this platform in the morning. Services towards Bendigo depart from this platform in the afternoon.

Gallery

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

External links

• Victorian Railway Stations gallery
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au