Ascot Vale railway station

Track layout
	Legend

Ascot Vale
Ascot Vale
PTV commuter rail station
	Northbound view from Platform 2, March 2012
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
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	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;163 years ago
Closed	1 July 1864
Rebuilt	9 October 1871
Electrified	May 1919 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	444,804

Last updated April 20, 2024

Preceding station	Metro Trains			Following station
Newmarket towards Flinders Street		Craigieburn line		Moonee Ponds towards Craigieburn

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]

Related Research Articles

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Melbourne tram route 57 is operated by Yarra Trams on the Melbourne tram network from West Maribyrnong to Flinders Street station. The 11.6 kilometre route is operated out of Essendon depot with Z class trams.

Melbourne tram route 82 is operated by Yarra Trams on the Melbourne tram network from Moonee Ponds Junction to Footscray railway station. It is one of only two tram routes which does not travel through the Melbourne CBD, the other being route 78. Part of its route is the last surviving segment of the Footscray tram network. It commenced operating on 2 May 1954.

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Pascoe Vale Road is a major thoroughfare through the northern suburbs of Melbourne, connecting the outer northern fringe to the inner northern suburbs.

Moonee Ponds Junction is a bus and tram interchange on the junction of Ascot Vale Road / Pascoe Vale Road and Mount Alexander Road in Moonee Ponds, Melbourne. It is located approximately 400 metres east of Moonee Ponds station. In June 2015, Yarra Trams revealed plans to build a covered tram stop. The work was completed in January 2016.

References

1 2 3 4 Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
↑ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
1 2 "Ascot Vale". vicsig.net. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
1 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.
↑ "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.

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[patronage2005-2015-1] 1 2 3 4 Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport

[patronage2008-2021-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis

[patronage2021-2022-3] Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic

[vicsigascotvale-4] 1 2 "Ascot Vale". vicsig.net. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

[KTurton-5] 1 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.

[vpascotvale-6] "Ascot Vale". Victorian Places. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

[heraldsun-7] First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun . Retrieved 12 February 2023.

[8] "Craigieburn Line". Public Transport Victoria.

[9] 404 Footscray - Moonee Ponds via Newmarket Public Transport Victoria

[10] "472 Williamstown - Moonee Ponds via Footscray". Public Transport Victoria.

[11] "82 Moonee Ponds - Footscray". Public Transport Victoria.

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