Pascoe Vale railway station
Pascoe Vale railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Pascoe Vale, opening on 10 November 1885.[1]
Pascoe Vale | |||||||||||
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 Northbound view in January 2015 | |||||||||||
| Location | Burgundy Street, Pascoe Vale | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°43′49″S 144°55′42″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Craigieburn | ||||||||||
| Distance | 11.27 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 91 | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed station | ||||||||||
| Station code | PVL | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 1/2 overlap | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 10 November 1885 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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The railway past the site of Pascoe Vale station was opened in 1872, as part of the North East railway to Wodonga.[2]
The original station building on Platform 1 was provided in 1886, but has since been replaced. A signal box was opened to control interlocked gates at the Gaffney Street level crossing,[3] until boom barriers replaced them in 1965.
Platforms & services
Pascoe Vale has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line services.[4]
Platform 1:
- Craigieburn line: all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Craigieburn line: all stations services to Craigieburn
Travel links
Dysons operates two routes to and from Pascoe Vale station:
- 542: to Roxburgh Park station[5]
- 561: to Macleod station[6]
Gallery
Southbound view taken from Gaffney Street level crossing
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References
- Pascoe Vale Vicsig
- 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. p. 87. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
- "[?] RAILWAY STATION". The Argus (Melbourne) (25, 807). Victoria, Australia. 30 April 1929. p. 9. Retrieved 20 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Craigieburn Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- "542 Roxburgh Park - Pascoe Vale via Meadow Heights & Broadmeadows & Glenroy". Public Transport Victoria.
- "561 Macleod - Pascoe Vale via La Trobe University". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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