Macleod railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in

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, Australia. It serves the north-eastern

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suburb of

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, and it opened on 1 March 1911.Macleod
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History

Macleod station was completed by November 1910, and was opened to traffic on 1 March 1911. The station is named after Malcolm Macleod, who acquired land in the area in 1903.Macleod
Victorian Places When the State Government acquired land from Macleod in 1910, to build a

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for the Mont Park Psychiatric Hospital, he stipulated that a railway station be built in his name in return. From 1911 to 1964, Macleod was the

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of the short, freight only Mont Park branch line. In 1979, the present day Platform 3 was provided on the alignment of the former branch, as were three stabling sidings immediately to the south of the station, both coinciding with the duplication of the line between Macleod and Greensborough. A number of train services terminate at Macleod, before proceeding to the sidings to stable. In 2001, Macleod was upgraded to a

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. On 25 October 2022, the

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announced that the Ruthven Street level crossing, located nearby in the Up direction of the station, will be grade separated by 2027, with the railway line rebuilt over the road.

Facilities, platforms and services

Macleod has one

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with two faces, and one

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. Platform 1 has an enclosed waiting area, ticket facilities, and toilets. It is serviced by

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' Hurstbridge line services. Platform 1: * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street Platform 2: * all stations services to Greensborough,

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and

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Platform 3: * terminating services to and from Flinders Street

Transport links

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operates one route via Macleod station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: * :

– Pascoe Vale station

References

External links

Melway map
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