Ascot Vale railway station

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

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ConstructionStructure typeGroundParkingYesAccessibleNo—steep rampOther informationStatusOperational, host stationStation codeASVFare zoneMyki Zone 1WebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened1 November 1860; 163 years ago (1860-11-01)Closed1 July 1864Rebuilt9 October 1871ElectrifiedMay 1919 (1500 V DC overhead)Passengers2005–2006444,804[1]2006–2007474,958[1] Increase 6.77%2007–2008519,740[1] Increase 9.42%2008–2009570,532[2] Increase 9.77%2009–2010587,112[2] Increase 2.9%2010–2011548,968[2] Decrease 6.5%2011–2012544,282[2] Decrease 0.85%2012–2013Not measured[2]2013–2014556,453[2] Increase 2.23%2014–2015556,387[1] Decrease 0.01%2015–2016602,822[2] Increase 8.34%2016–2017621,809[2] Increase 3.15%2017–2018630,411[2] Increase 1.38%2018–2019594,300[2] Decrease 5.73%2019–2020488,800[2] Decrease 17.75%2020–2021202,200[2] Decrease 58.7%2021–2022241,200[3] Increase 19.28% Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Newmarket Craigieburn line Moonee Ponds
towards Craigieburn
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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:

Platform 2:

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Transport links

Transit Systems Victoria operates two bus routes via Ascot Vale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Yarra Trams operates one route via Ascot Vale station:

  • : Moonee Ponds Junction – Footscray station[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b "Ascot Vale". vicsig.net. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b 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.
  6. ^ "Ascot Vale". Victorian Places. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  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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