Ascot Vale railway station

Ascot Vale
Southbound view from Platform 2, October 2024
General information
LocationThe Crescent,
Ascot Vale, Victoria 3032
City of Moonee Valley
Australia
Coordinates37°46′31″S 144°55′19″E / 37.77528°S 144.92194°E / -37.77528; 144.92194
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
LineCraigieburn
Distance5.81 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
AccessibleNo – steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, host station
Station codeASV
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 November 1860 (1860-11-01)
Closed1 July 1864
Rebuilt9 October 1871
ElectrifiedMay 1919 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2018 numbers
2005–2006444,804[1]
2006–2007474,958[1]  6.77%
2007–2008519,740[1]  9.42%
2008–2009570,532[2]  9.77%
2009–2010587,112[2]  2.9%
2010–2011548,968[2]  6.5%
2011–2012544,282[2]  0.85%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014556,453[2]  2.23%
2014–2015556,387[1]  0.01%
2015–2016602,822[2]  8.34%
2016–2017621,809[2]  3.15%
2017–2018630,411[2]  1.38%
2018–2019594,300[2]  5.73%
2019–2020488,800[2]  17.75%
2020–2021202,200[2]  58.7%
2021–2022241,200[3]  19.28%
2022–2023383,400[4]  58.96%
2023–2024474,300[4]  23.71%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Newmarket
towards Flinders Street
 Craigieburn line Moonee Ponds
towards Craigieburn
Track layout
to Newmarket
1
2
to Moonee Ponds
Location

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. It initially closed on 1 July 1864, then reopened on 9 October 1871.[5]

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.[5] The station closed with the line on 1 July 1864, but was reopened on 9 October 1871, under government ownership.[6] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after Ascot Racecourse in England, given its proximity to Flemington Racecourse.[7][8]

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.[6]

Platforms and services

Ascot Vale has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line services.[9]

Current

Ascot Vale platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Via Service Type
1  Craigieburn line  Flinders Street City Loop All stations
2  Craigieburn line  Craigieburn All stations

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

  •  404 : Footscray station – Moonee Ponds Junction (operated by Transit Systems Victoria)[10]
  •  472 : Williamstown – Moonee Ponds Junction (operated by Transit Systems Victoria)[11]

One tram route operates via Ascot Vale station:

  • : Moonee Ponds Junction – Footscray station (operated by Yarra Trams)[12]
  • 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

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 Metropolitan Station Patronage - 2008 - 2021 Phillip Mallis
  5. ^ a b "Ascot Vale". vicsig.net. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Ascot Vale". Victorian Places. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  8. ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Craigieburn Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ^ 404 Footscray - Moonee Ponds via Newmarket Public Transport Victoria
  11. ^ "472 Williamstown - Moonee Ponds via Footscray". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ "82 Moonee Ponds - Footscray". Public Transport Victoria.
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