Ascot Vale station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Craigieburn line, part of the Melbourne rail 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. The station originally closed on 1 July 1864, but was later reopened on 9 October 1871.
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. The station closed with the line on 1 July 1864, but was reopened on 9 October 1871, under government ownership. Like the suburb itself, the station was named after Ascot Racecourse in England, given its proximity to Flemington Racecourse.
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.
Platforms and services
Ascot Vale has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line services.
Ascot Vale platform arrangementPlatformLineDestinationViaService TypeNotesSource1Flinders StreetCity LoopAll stationsSee City Loop for operating patterns2CraigieburnAll stations
Transport links
Two bus routes operate via Ascot Vale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: : Footscray station – Moonee Ponds Junction (operated by Transit Systems Victoria)404 Footscray - Moonee Ponds via Newmarket Public Transport Victoria : Williamstown – Moonee Ponds Junction (operated by Transit Systems Victoria)
One tram route operates via Ascot Vale station: : Moonee Ponds Junction – Footscray station (operated by Yarra Trams)
References
External links
Melway map at street-directory.com.au