Ascot railway station, Brisbane
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Ascot railway station is a railway station on the Doomben line in Ascot, a northern suburb of Brisbane, state capital of Queensland, Australia. It is part of the QR Citytrain network, in Zone 2 of the TransLink integrated public transport system.
Ascot railway station is adjacent to the Eagle Farm Racecourse.
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[edit] History
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For more details on this topic, see Rail transport in Queensland.
The Doomben 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,[1] with bus connections to the other abandoned stations.
[edit] Services by platform
Platform 1
- Doomben Line – all stations services to Doomben
- Cleveland Line – all stations and peak hour express services to Cleveland
Platform 2
- Not in use
[edit] TransLink bus routes servicing Ascot
| 300 | Between City and Toombul via Fortitude Valley, Hamilton and Ascot All stops service operating every day by Brisbane Transport |
| 303 | Between Eagle Junction Station and Pinkenba via Doomben Station RailBus service operating every day by Brisbane Transport |
| 304 | Between Eagle Junction Station and Myrtletown via Doomben Station and Pinkenba RailBus service operating Counter-peak flow Monday to Friday by Brisbane Transport |
[edit] References
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- ^ Queensland Government (1998-01-21). "Doomben Rail Service Resume January 27". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.
[edit] External links
Citytrain railway stations| Doomben railway line |
Doomben • Ascot • Hendra • Clayfield • Eagle Junction • Wooloowin • Albion • Bowen Hills • Brunswick Street • Central • Roma Street |
| Stations in italics are planned or under construction. Actual stopping patterns vary during peak hour | |
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