Ascot Vale railway station
Ascot Vale | |||||||||||
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Northbound view from Platform 2 in March 2012 | |||||||||||
Location | The Crescent, Ascot Vale | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°46′31″S 144°55′19″E / 37.77528°S 144.92194°ECoordinates: 37°46′31″S 144°55′19″E / 37.77528°S 144.92194°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Craigieburn | ||||||||||
Distance | 5.81 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Host station | ||||||||||
Station code | ASV | ||||||||||
Fare zone | Myki zone 1 | ||||||||||
Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 November 1860 | ||||||||||
Closed | 1 July 1864 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 9 October 1871 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Ascot Vale railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-western Melbourne suburb of Ascot Vale, 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]
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:
- Craigieburn line: all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Craigieburn line: all stations services to Craigieburn
Transport links
Sita Buslines operates two routes via Ascot Vale station:
- 404: Footscray station – Moonee Ponds Junction[4]
- 472: Williamstown – Moonee Ponds Junction[5]
References
- ↑ Ascot Vale Vicsig
- 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.
- ↑ Craigieburn Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 404 Footscray - Moonee Ponds timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 472 Williamstown - Moonee Ponds timetable Public Transport Victoria
External links
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