Pascoe Vale railway station

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Pascoe Vale railway station is a commuter railway station on the Craigieburn line, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the northern suburb of the same name in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It opened on 10 November 1885.<ref name="vicsigpascoevale">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

History

Pascoe Vale station opened along with the railway line past the site of the station, as part of the North East line to School House Lane.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The station, like the suburb itself, was named after Pascoeville, a property owned by John Pascoe Fawkner, one of the founders of the city of Melbourne.<ref name="vppascoevale">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="heraldsun">Template:Cite news</ref>

The original station building, erected on Platform 1 in 1886, was replaced in the 1970s. In 1929, a signal box was provided, which controlled interlocked gates at the Gaffney Street level crossing,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> until they were replaced with boom barriers in 1965.<ref name=vicsigpascoevale/><ref name="somersaultjan90">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Platforms and services

Pascoe Vale has two side platforms and is served by Craigieburn line trains.<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>

Current

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Platform Line Destination Via Service Type
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2 Template:RouteBox Craigieburn All stations

Two bus routes operate to and from Pascoe Vale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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References

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