Ascot Vale railway station

Ascot Vale railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-western Melbourne suburb of Ascot Vale, as well as the surrounding suburbs to the west, opening on 1 November 1860, 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.[1][2]

Ascot Vale
Northbound view from Platform 2 in March 2012
LocationThe Crescent, Ascot Vale
Coordinates37°46′31″S 144°55′19″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Craigieburn
Distance5.81 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusHost station
Station codeASV
Fare zoneMyki zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 November 1860
Closed1 July 1864
Rebuilt9 October 1871
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Craigieburn line
towards Craigieburn

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.[2]

Platforms and services

Ascot Vale has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line services.[3]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Sita Buslines operates two routes via Ascot Vale station:

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.
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