Ascot Vale railway station

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]

Ascot Vale
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2 in March 2012
LocationThe Crescent, Ascot Vale, Victoria 3032
City of Moonee Valley
Australia
Coordinates37°46′31″S 144°55′19″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Craigieburn
Distance5.81 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Host Station
Station codeASV
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 November 1860
Closed1 July 1864
Rebuilt9 October 1871
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Newmarket
towards Flinders Street
 Craigieburn line Moonee Ponds
towards Craigieburn

The station opened as part of the private Melbourne and Essendon Railway Company line to Essendon. The station closed with the line on 1 July 1864, but was reopened on 9 October 1871, under government ownership.[2]

A temporary station building was provided in 1882, 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.[3]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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

  •  404 : Footscray station – Moonee Ponds Junction[4]
  •  472 : Williamstown – Moonee Ponds Junction[5]

Yarra Trams operates one route via Ascot Vale station:

  • : Moonee Ponds Junction – Footscray station[6]

References
  1. Ascot Vale Vicsig
  2. 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.
  3. "Craigieburn Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  4. "404 Footscray - Moonee Ponds via Newmarket". Public Transport Victoria.
  5. "472 Williamstown - Moonee Ponds via Footscray". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. "59 Airport West - Flinders Street Station & City". Public Transport Victoria.
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