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Macdonaldtown railway station is located on the Main Suburban line, serving the Sydney suburb of Newtown. It is served by Sydney Trains T2 Inner West & South line services. ==History== The original Macdonaldtown station opened in 1878 at a site adjacent to the Charles Street subway. It was relocated to its present site on 3 April 1892.〔"'Station Information G to M"' State Rail Authority 1998〕〔(Macdonaldtown Station ) NSWrail.net〕〔(Macdonaldtown (Burren Street) Railway Underbridge ) NSW Environment & Heritage〕 The Main Suburban line through Macdonaldtown was quadruplicated in 1892,〔"NSW Railway Passenger Services 1880-1905" ''Australian Railway History'' issue 810 April 2005 page 141〕 and sextuplicated in 1927 in association with electrification works.〔"Sydney Electric Trains from 1926-1960" ''Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin'' April 2001 page 128〕 An island platform on the middle pair of tracks was taken out of use and demolished in November 1985.〔"Stations & Tracks Volume 1 - Main Suburban and Branches"''State Rail Authority 1988〕 The closed access stairs to this may still be seen from the underpass entrance. To the south of the station, lie the Macdonaldtown Stabling Yards. A footbridge that spanned all six lines was removed in June 1996.〔"Signalling & Safeworking" ''Railway Digest'' July 1996 page 42〕 On the morning of July 13, 1986 Macdonaldtown station was painted pink by then 18 year-old John Philip Baxter of Enfield and his 14-year-old brother. Baxter also glued a table, two chairs and a pot-plant (all painted pink) to the platform to further his "overall effort to enhance the station". No conviction was recorded and the State Rail Authority's claim for damages was rejected by the Magistrate.〔() Sydney Morning Herald, Sept 19, 1986. Page 3.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Macdonaldtown railway station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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