Ascot Vale railway station

Ascot Vale railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern 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
Newmarket
towards Flinders Street
 Craigieburn line Moonee Ponds
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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