Ascot Vale railway station

Ascot Vale
Southbound view from Platform 2, October 2024
General information
Location	The Crescent, Ascot Vale, Victoria 3032 City of Moonee Valley Australia
Coordinates	37°46′31″S144°55′19″E / 37.77528°S 144.92194°E / -37.77528; 144.92194
System	PTV commuter rail station
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line	Craigieburn
Distance	5.81 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus Tram
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Yes
Accessible	No – steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, host station
Station code	ASV
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 November 1860;165 years ago (1860-11-01)
Closed	1 July 1864
Rebuilt	9 October 1871
Electrified	May 1919 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2018 numbers Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Newmarket towards Flinders Street Craigieburn line Moonee Ponds towards Craigieburn
Track layout Legend to Newmarket 1 2 to Moonee Ponds
Location

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]

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]

Platforms and services

Ascot Vale has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line services. ^[9]

Current

Ascot Vale platform arrangement
Platform	Line	Destination	Via	Service Type	Notes
1	Craigieburn line	Flinders Street	City Loop	All stations
2	Craigieburn line	Craigieburn		All stations

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

References

1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
2. Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
3. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
4. Metropolitan Station Patronage - 2008 - 2021 Phillip Mallis
5. "Ascot Vale". vicsig.net. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
6. 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.
7. "Ascot Vale". Victorian Places. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
8. First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun . Retrieved 12 February 2023.
9. "Craigieburn Line". Public Transport Victoria.
10. 404 Footscray - Moonee Ponds via Newmarket Public Transport Victoria
11. "472 Williamstown - Moonee Ponds via Footscray". Public Transport Victoria.
12. "82 Moonee Ponds - Footscray". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au