Ascot Vale railway station explained

Ascot Vale
Type:PTV commuter rail station
Style:Melbourne
Address:The Crescent,
Ascot Vale, Victoria 3032
Borough:City of Moonee Valley
Country:Australia
Coordinates:-37.7753°N 144.9219°W
Distance:5.81 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Line:North East
Other:
  • Bus
  • Tram
Structure:Ground
Platform:2 side
Tracks:2
Parking:Yes
Closed:1 July 1864
Rebuilt:9 October 1871
Electrified:May 1919 (1500 V DC overhead)
Accessible:No—steep ramp
Code:ASV
Owned:VicTrack
Operator:Metro Trains
Zone:Myki Zone 1
Status:Operational, host station
Website:Public Transport Victoria
Map State:expanded

Ascot Vale railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Ascot Vale, and it opened on 1 November 1860.[1]

History

Ascot Vale station opened on 1 November 1860, just over a week after the railway line to Essendon opened as part of the private Melbourne and Essendon Railway Company.[1] The station closed with the line on 1 July 1864, but was reopened on 9 October 1871, under government ownership.[2] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after Ascot Racecourse in England, given its proximity to Flemington Racecourse.[3] [4]

In 1882, a temporary station building was provided, after duplication of the line, with the present building on Platform 1 dating from 1889. A signal box was provided in the same year, but was closed with the abolition of mechanical signalling in 1918.[2]

Platforms and services

Ascot Vale has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line services.[5]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links

Transit Systems Victoria operates two bus routes via Ascot Vale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Yarra Trams operates one route via Ascot Vale station:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ascot Vale. vicsig.net. 12 February 2023.
  2. Book: Turton, Keith W. Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. The first hundred years of the Melbourne-Wodonga Railway 1873-1973. Australian Railway Historical Society. 1973. 0-85849-012-9. 23, 86.
  3. Web site: Ascot Vale. Victorian Places. 12 February 2023.
  4. Web site: Jamie. First. The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs. Herald Sun. 7 January 2014. 12 February 2023.
  5. train.
  6. https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/10927/footscray-moonee-ponds-via-newmarket/ 404 Footscray - Moonee Ponds via Newmarket
  7. tram.