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Ascot Vale railway station
Railway station in Melbourne, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ascot Vale railway station is a commuter railway station on the Craigieburn line, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the northern suburb of Ascot Vale in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Ascot Vale station is a ground-level host station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 November 1860, with the current station provided in 1871. It initially closed on 1 July 1864, then reopened on 9 October 1871.[5]
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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.[5] The station closed with the line on 1 July 1864, but was reopened on 9 October 1871, under government ownership.[6] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after Ascot Racecourse in England, given its proximity to Flemington Racecourse.[7][8]
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.[6]
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Platforms and services
Ascot Vale has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line services.[9]
Platform 1:
- Craigieburn line all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Craigieburn line all stations services to Craigieburn
Transport links
Two bus routes operate via Ascot Vale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 404 : Footscray station – Moonee Ponds Junction (operated by Transit Systems Victoria)[10]
- 472 : Williamstown – Moonee Ponds Junction (operated by Transit Systems Victoria)[11]
One tram route operates via Ascot Vale station:
: Moonee Ponds Junction – Footscray station (operated by Yarra Trams)[12]
Gallery
- Station building and entrance to Platform 1, January 2005
- Northbound view from Platform 1, showing directly at the station platforms' building and a Comeng train at the platform, April 2005
- Northbound view from Platform 2, showing station building on Platform 1, March 2012
- Northbound view from Platform 2, October 2024
- Station building on Platform 1, October 2024
- A ramp and entrance from The Cresent to Platform 2, October 2024
- The pedestrian underpass on the Platform 2 side, connecting to both platforms, October 2024
- Station building and entrance to Platform 1, October 2024
- Station building and walkthrough to Platform 1, October 2024
- A PID on Platform 1, displaying a Flinders Street-bound service, October 2024
- Station building on Platform 2, October 2024
- Southbound view from Platform 1, October 2024
- A Comeng train on a Craigieburn-bound service arrives at Platform 2, October 2024
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References
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