Ascot railway station, Brisbane

Ascot

Westbound view in July 2012
Location McGill Avenue, Ascot
Coordinates 27°25′48″S 153°03′50″E / 27.4299°S 153.0638°ECoordinates: 27°25′48″S 153°03′50″E / 27.4299°S 153.0638°E
Owned by Queensland Rail
Operated by Citytrain
Line(s) Pinkenba
Distance 8.9 kilometres from Central
Platforms 2 side
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Ground
Bicycle facilities Yes
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Station code 600433 (platform 1)
600434 (platform 2)
Fare zone 2
Website Queensland Rail
History
Opened 1882
Electrified Yes
Previous names Hendra Siding
Racecourse
Services
Preceding station   Queensland Rail   Following station
toward Roma Street
Doomben Line
Terminus

Ascot railway station is a heritage-listed station located on the Pinkenba line in Queensland, Australia. It is one of two railway stations serving the Brisbane suburb of Ascot, the other being Doomben railway station.

The station is adjacent to the Eagle Farm Racecourse.

History

For more details on this topic, see Rail transport in Queensland.

The Pinkenba railway line to Pinkenba opened on 3 September 1882 and the Ascot Railway Station was established that same year as Hendra Siding, it was later renamed Racecourse and eventually renamed as Ascot.[1] The Pinkenba railway line through Ascot station was electrified in 1988. All passenger services on the line were suspended in September 1993 by a Goss Labor Party government as part of a state-wide rationalisation of the rail network with the closing or suspending of under-utilised or unprofitable rail lines. Only on days of major race events at nearby race tracks did few special services run on the line, and only to adjoining stations of Ascot and Doomben.

On 27 January 1998, electric passenger services resumed under a Borbidge National Party government, but only as far as Doomben,[2] with bus connections to the other abandoned stations.

Heritage listing

The railway station and the adjacent Eagle Farm Racecourse were jointly listed on the Queensland Heritage Register in 2004.[3]

Services

Ascot station is served by all stops Doomben line services from Doomben to Roma Street, Park Road and Cleveland.[4]

Services by platform

Platform Line Destinations Notes
1 Doomben Brisbane Roma Street, Park Road, Cleveland & Doomben [5]
2 Doomben No scheduled services [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Ascot". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Doomben Rail Service Resume January 27" (Press release). Queensland Government. 21 January 1998. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
  3. ↑ "Eagle Farm Racecourse and Ascot Railway Station (entry 17016)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  4. ↑ Doomben line timetable TransLink 20 January 2014
  5. ↑ Ascot Platform 1 TransLink
  6. ↑ Ascot Platform 2 TransLink

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