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| Code | ASH |
| Distance from Flinders St |
14. Flinders Street Station is the central railway station of the suburban rail network of Melbourne, Australia. 2 km (8. 8 mi) |
| Lines | Alamein |
| # Platforms | 1 |
| # Tracks | 1 |
| Status | Premium station |
| Metlink profile | Link |
| Google map | Link |
| Metcard Zone | 1 |
Ashburton is a railway station on the Alamein line in Melbourne, Australia. |}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which Passengers may board and alight from Trains The Alamein railway line is a Suburban electric railway in Melbourne, Australia. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. It is located between Welfare Parade and Kelvin Grove, Ashburton. Ashburton is a Suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. It also lies adjacent to High Street, where it connects with several bus routes. There are several High Streets in Melbourne Australia but the two best known are a major southeast-northwest thoroughfare running from St Kilda Road It is located 14. 2 kilometres (8. 8 mi) from Flinders Street Station in the centre of Melbourne and is in Metcard Zone 1. Flinders Street Station is the central railway station of the suburban rail network of Melbourne, Australia. Metcard is the brand name of the ticket used to access Public transport in Melbourne, Australia.
The Alamein train line splits from one track to two just before Ashburton station, and as such the station only features a single bi-directional platform. A railway siding lies adjacent to the station, but this has been largely unused in recent years, due to lack of security, highlighted by a vandal attack on a train there in the 1990s. A siding, in Rail terminology, is a track section distinct from a through route such as a main line or Branch line or spur The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999
Ashburton is the only Premium Station on the Alamein line. A premium station is a Railway station on Melbourne 's suburban rail network that has Improved passenger facilities such as enclosed waiting This means that it is staffed from first to last train and has open toilet facilities.
History
The first station on the Ashburton site opened on May 30, 1890, as part of the short-lived Outer Circle line. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Outer Circle was a steam-era suburban railway line, in Melbourne, Australia. At the time, the railway station was called "Norwood", named after Norwood Road, the old name for Toorak Road. The station only had this name for a few months, and on December 12, 1890, the station was renamed Ashburton, named for Ashburton Terrace in County Cork, Ireland. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common County Cork (Contae Chorcaí is the most southerly and the largest of the modern counties of Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world
Ashburton was part of the first section of the line to be opened. However, by 1893, the opposite end of the circle had closed, and on December 9, 1895, the stretch beyond Ashburton, connecting with Oakleigh closed. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Oakleigh is a Railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Oakleigh, on the Pakenham For a short period, this left the line to Ashburton (from Camberwell station) as the last remaining stretch. Camberwell is a railway station which serves the Belgrave, Lilydale and Alamein lines in the eastern Melbourne suburb of Camberwell
On May 1, 1897, Ashburton station closed, along with the line from Camberwell. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common However, after an outcry from the local community, it reopened, becoming the Ashburton line once again. It was electrified on October 30, 1924. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It continued as the Ashburton line until June 28, 1948, when the line was extended 600 metres to Alamein, and became the Alamein line. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alamein is a Railway station Alamein line in Melbourne, Australia.
A walking trail has also been constructed along part of the old Outer Circle reservation called the Anniversary trail, which allows people to follow part of the route through to Alamein station, and then several hundred metres beyond.
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