Ascot Vale railway station
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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.[4]
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.[4] The station closed with the line on 1 July 1864, but was reopened on 9 October 1871, under government ownership.[5] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after Ascot Racecourse in England, given its proximity to Flemington Racecourse.[6][7]
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.[5]
Platforms and services
Ascot Vale has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line services.[8]
Platform 1:
- Craigieburn line all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Craigieburn line all stations services to Craigieburn
Transport links
Transit Systems Victoria operates two bus routes via Ascot Vale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 404 : Footscray station – Moonee Ponds Junction[9]
- 472 : Williamstown – Moonee Ponds Junction[10]
Yarra Trams operates one route via Ascot Vale station:
- : Moonee Ponds Junction – Footscray station[11]
References
- ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
- ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
- ^ a b "Ascot Vale". vicsig.net. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ a b Turton, Keith W (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. The first hundred years of the Melbourne-Wodonga Railway 1873-1973. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 23, 86. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
- ^ "Ascot Vale". Victorian Places. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "Craigieburn Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ 404 Footscray - Moonee Ponds via Newmarket Public Transport Victoria
- ^ "472 Williamstown - Moonee Ponds via Footscray". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "82 Moonee Ponds - Footscray". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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