Macaulay railway station

{{Short description|Railway station in Melbourne, Australia}}

{{Use Australian English|date=February 2015}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Macaulay

| type = PTV commuter rail station

| style = Melbourne

| image = Macaulay Southbound View.jpg

| caption = Southbound view from Platform 1, November 2022

| address = Macaulay Road,
North Melbourne, Victoria 3051

| borough = City of Melbourne

| country = Australia

| coordinates = {{coord|-37.7946|144.9362|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:AU-VIC|display=inline,title}}

| distance = 3.25 kilometres from
Southern Cross

| line = {{rcb|Melbourne|Upfield|croute}}

| other = {{rint|melbourne|met bus|link=List of bus routes in Melbourne}} Bus

| structure = Ground

| platform = 2 side

| depth =

| levels =

| tracks = 2

| parking =

| bicycle =

| opened = {{start date and age|1887|12|01|df=y}}

| closed =

| rebuilt = 1976

| electrified = December 1920
(1500 V DC overhead)

| accessible = Yes—step free access

| code = MAC

| owned = VicTrack

| operator = Metro Trains

| zone = Myki Zone 1

| status = Operational, unstaffed

| former = Macaulay Road (1887–1909)

| passengers =

| pass_year =

| pass_percent =

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| mpassengers =

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 111,546[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xEcNOel8EBciHQX8H4F5aWiKdc-DpF3V/view Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19] Department of Transport|pass_year = 2005–2006}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 125,455|pass_year = 2006–2007|pass_percent = 12.46}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 136,978|pass_year = 2007–2008|pass_percent = 9.18}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 155,371[https://philipmallis.com/blog/2022/03/09/railway-station-and-tram-stop-patronage-in-victoria-for-2008-2021/ Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021] Philip Mallis|pass_year = 2008–2009|pass_percent = 13.42}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 167,037|pass_year = 2009–2010|pass_percent = 7.51}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 179,966|pass_year = 2010–2011|pass_percent = 7.74}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 172,612|pass_year = 2011–2012|pass_percent = -4.09}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = Not measured|pass_year = 2012–2013}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 195,887|pass_year = 2013–2014|pass_percent = 13.48}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 205,840|pass_year = 2014–2015|pass_percent = 5.08}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 246,887|pass_year = 2015–2016|pass_percent = 19.94}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 243,417|pass_year = 2016–2017|pass_percent = -1.40}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 248,158|pass_year = 2017–2018|pass_percent = 1.94}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 289,550|pass_year = 2018–2019|pass_percent = 16.68}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 249,450|pass_year = 2019–2020|pass_percent = -13.85}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 101,750|pass_year = 2020–2021|pass_percent = -59.2}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 126,350[https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/annual-metropolitan-train-station-patronage-station-entries Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries)] Data Vic|pass_year = 2021–2022|pass_percent = 24.17}}

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Melbourne|line=Upfield|left=North Melbourne|right=Flemington Bridge}}

| website = [https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/stop/1116 Public Transport Victoria]

| route_map = {{Routemap

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Macaulay railway station is a commuter railway station on the Upfield line, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the inner-northern suburb of North Melbourne, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Macaulay station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 December 1887, with the current station provided in 1976.{{cite web|url=http://www.vicsig.net/infrastructure/location/Macaulay|title=Macaulay|website=vicsig.net|access-date=10 February 2023}}

Initially opened as Macaulay Road, the station was given its current name of Macaulay on 1 May 1909.

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 {{convert|400|m|abbr=on}} 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.