Ascot railway station is located on the Pinkenba line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Ascot adjacent to Eagle Farm Racecourse.
Ascot | |||||||||||
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 Looking towards Doomben in March 2018. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | McGill Avenue, Ascot | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°25′48″S 153°03′50″E / 27.4299°S 153.0638°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Pinkenba | ||||||||||
| Distance | 8.90 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | 600433 (platform 1) 600434 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 1 | ||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 3 September 1882 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Hendra Siding Racecourse | ||||||||||
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History
editAscot station opened on 3 September 1882 as Hendra Siding coinciding with that of the Pinkenba railway line. It was later renamed Racecourse and eventually renamed as Ascot.[1] The line was electrified on 6 February 1988. All passenger services on the line were suspended on 27 September 1993 as part of a statewide rationalisation of the rail network with the closing or suspending of under-utilised or unprofitable rail lines. Trains continued to serve Ascot when major race events were held.
Passenger services resumed on 27 January 1998, but only as far as Doomben with bus connections to the other abandoned stations.[2]
Heritage listing
editA combined entry for Eagle Farm Racecourse and Ascot Railway Station was listed in the Queensland Heritage Register in 2004.[3]
Services
editAscot station is served by two trains per hour off-peak on weekdays, with services calling at all stations towards, Roma Street, Park Road and Cleveland. It is on the Doomben line. There are no trains on Sundays. [4]
Services by platform
edit| Platform | Line | Destinations | Notes |
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| 1 | Doomben | Roma Street, Park Road, Cleveland & Doomben | [5] |
| 2 | Doomben | No scheduled services | [6][note 1] |
References
edit- ^ Ascot Archived 29 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine Centre for the Government of Queensland
- ^ Doomben Rail Service Resume January 27 Archived 10 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Queensland Government 21 January 1998
- ^ "Eagle Farm Racecourse and Ascot Railway Station (entry 602195)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ "Doomben Line timetable". TransLink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ Ascot Platform 1 Translink
- ^ Ascot Platform 2 Translink
Notes
edit- ^ The second platform at Ascot is out of use and not accessible by rail traffic as it is disconnected from the mainline.
External links
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- Ascot station Queensland Rail
- Ascot station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
- Ascot station Translink travel information