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.

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. Like the suburb itself, the station was named after Ascot Racecourse in England, given its proximity to Flemington Racecourse.

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.

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

  • : Footscray station – Moonee Ponds Junction (operated by Transit Systems Victoria)
  • : Williamstown – Moonee Ponds Junction (operated by Transit Systems Victoria)

One tram route operates via Ascot Vale station:

  • 33px|link=Melbourne tram route 82: Moonee Ponds Junction – Footscray station (operated by Yarra Trams)

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File:ASV Station AM.jpg|Station building and entrance to Platform 1, January 2005

File:Ascot Vale railway station, Melbourne.jpg|Northbound view from Platform 1, showing directly at the station platforms' building and a Comeng train at the platform, April 2005

File:Overview_of_Ascot_Vale_railway_station,_Melbourne.jpg|Northbound view from Platform 2, showing station building on Platform 1, March 2012

File:Ascot Vale railway station Platform 2 (northern view)(11 October 2024).jpg|Northbound view from Platform 2, October 2024

File:Ascot Vale railway station building on Platform 1 (11 October 2024).jpg|Station building on Platform 1, October 2024

File:Ascot Vale railway station entrance to Platform 2 (11 October 2024).jpg|A ramp and entrance from The Crescent to Platform 2, October 2024

File:Ascot Vale railway station underpass (11 October 2024).jpg|The pedestrian underpass on the Platform 2 side, connecting to both platforms, October 2024

File:Ascot Vale railway station building and entrance to Platform 1 (11 October 2024).jpg|Station building and entrance to Platform 1, October 2024

File:Ascot Vale railway station building walkthrough to Platform 1 (11 October 2024).jpg|Station building and walkthrough to Platform 1, October 2024

File:Ascot Vale railway station PID on Platform 1 (11 October 2024).jpg|A PID on Platform 1, displaying a Flinders Street-bound service, October 2024

File:Ascot Vale railway station building on Platform 2 (11 October 2024).jpg|Station building on Platform 2, October 2024

File:Ascot Vale railway station Platform 1 (southern view)(11 October 2024).jpg|Southbound view from Platform 1, October 2024

File:Comeng 631M at Ascot Vale railway station Platform 2 (11 October 2024).jpg|A Comeng train on a Craigieburn-bound service arrives at Platform 2, October 2024

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References

  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au