Pascoe Vale is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Pascoe Vale, on the Craigieburn railway line. Pascoe Vale is unmanned and is situated in the Myki Zone 1 + 2 overlap.
Station overview
Facilities
Pascoe Vale is located at the southern end of the Gaffney Street level crossing and is accessible from Gaffney and Burgundy Streets.
The station consists of two side platforms; Platform 1 has a large brick building, while platform 2 has a small fibro building. Myki vending machines are installed on both platforms which accept coin, cash, EFTPOS and credit card payments.
Metcard vending machines and ticket validators were installed on both platforms and were removed in early 2012. myki readers are installed on both platforms.
On weekday mornings there is a small privately operated kiosk on platform 1 that sells newspapers, drinks and snacks.
History
Pascoe Vale station opened on 10 November 1885, the railway having opened in 1872 as part of the North East railway to Wodonga. In the 1880s the area was virtually uninhabited country, with the station opening and associated extension of steam operated suburban services to Broadmeadows being driven by the 'Land Boom' in Melbourne of the period and corrupt politicians.
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