Ascot Vale railway station

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

Ascot Vale

PTV commuter rail station

Southbound view from Platform 2 with partial views of the Melbourne CBD, October 2024

General information
Location| The Crescent,
Ascot Vale, Victoria 3032
City of Moonee Valley
Australia
Coordinates| 37°46′31″S 144°55′19″E﻿ / ﻿37.77528°S 144.92194°E﻿ / -37.77528; 144.92194
Owned by| VicTrack
Operated by| Metro Trains
Line(s)| Craigieburn
Distance| 5.81 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms| 2 side
Tracks| 2
Connections|

* Bus
* Tram

Construction
Structure type| Ground
Parking| Yes
Accessible| No—steep ramp
Other information
Status| Operational, host station
Station code| ASV
Fare zone| Myki Zone 1
Website| Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened| 1 November 1860; 164 years ago (1860-11-01)
Closed| 1 July 1864
Rebuilt| 9 October 1871
Electrified| May 1919 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006| 444,804[1]
2006–2007| 474,958[1]  6.77%
2007–2008| 519,740[1]  9.42%
2008–2009| 570,532[2]  9.77%
2009–2010| 587,112[2]  2.9%
2010–2011| 548,968[2]  6.5%
2011–2012| 544,282[2]  0.85%
2012–2013| Not measured[2]
2013–2014| 556,453[2]  2.23%
2014–2015| 556,387[1]  0.01%
2015–2016| 602,822[2]  8.34%
2016–2017| 621,809[2]  3.15%
2017–2018| 630,411[2]  1.38%
2018–2019| 594,300[2]  5.73%
2019–2020| 488,800[2]  17.75%
2020–2021| 202,200[2]  58.7%
2021–2022| 241,200[3]  19.28%
Services
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Newmarket

towards Flinders Street

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towards Craigieburn

Track layout

Legend

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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.[4]

## History

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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

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A PID on Platform 1 displaying a Flinders Street-bound service, October 2024 A Comeng train on a Craigieburn-bound service arrives at Platform 2, October 2024

Ascot Vale has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line services.[8]

Platform 1:

*  Craigieburn line  all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

*  Craigieburn line  all stations services to Craigieburn

## Transport links

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

*  404 : Footscray station – Moonee Ponds Junction[9]
*  472 : Williamstown – Moonee Ponds Junction[10]

Yarra Trams operates one route via Ascot Vale station:

* : Moonee Ponds Junction – Footscray station[11]

## Gallery

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* 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

* Southbound view from Platform 1, October 2024

* Station building and entrance to Platform 1, October 2024

* Station building and walkthrough to Platform 1, October 2024

* Station building on Platform 1, October 2024

* Station building on Platform 2, October 2024

* The ramp and entrance from The Cresent to Platform 2, October 2024

* The pedestrian underpass on the Platform 2 side at Ascot Vale railway station, connecting to both platforms, October 2024

## References

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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.

## External links

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