Ascot Vale railway station

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Ascot Vale railway station is a commuter railway station on the Craigieburn line, part of the Melbourne railway 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. It initially closed on 1 July 1864, then reopened on 9 October 1871.<ref name="vicsigascotvale">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref name=vicsigascotvale/> The station closed with the line on 1 July 1864, but was reopened on 9 October 1871, under government ownership.<ref name=KTurton>Template:Cite book</ref> Like the suburb itself, the station was named after Ascot Racecourse in England, given its proximity to Flemington Racecourse.<ref name="vpascotvale">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="heraldsun">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref name=KTurton/>

Platforms and services

Ascot Vale has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line services.<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>

Current

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Platform	Line	Destination	Via	Service Type
1	Template:RouteBox	Flinders Street	City Loop	All stations
2	Template:RouteBox	Craigieburn		All stations

Transport links

Two bus routes operate via Ascot Vale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Template:Color box: Footscray station – Moonee Ponds Junction (operated by Transit Systems Victoria)<ref>404 Footscray - Moonee Ponds via Newmarket Public Transport Victoria</ref>
Template:Color box: Williamstown – Moonee Ponds Junction (operated by Transit Systems Victoria)<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>

One tram route operates via Ascot Vale station:

File:Melbourne tram route 82 icon.svg: Moonee Ponds Junction – Footscray station (operated by Yarra Trams)<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>

Gallery

Station building and entrance to Platform 1, January 2005
Northbound view from Platform 1, showing directly at the station platforms' building and a Comeng train at the platform, April 2005
Northbound view from Platform 2, showing station building on Platform 1, March 2012
Northbound view from Platform 2, October 2024
Station building on Platform 1, October 2024
A ramp and entrance from The Cresent to Platform 2, October 2024
The pedestrian underpass on the Platform 2 side, connecting to both platforms, October 2024
Station building and entrance to Platform 1, October 2024
Station building and walkthrough to Platform 1, October 2024
A PID on Platform 1, displaying a Flinders Street-bound service, October 2024
Station building on Platform 2, October 2024
Southbound view from Platform 1, October 2024
A Comeng train on a Craigieburn-bound service arrives at Platform 2, October 2024