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Melbourne Cup Day

Tuesday 3 November 2009
Ascot Racecourse

Travel to Ascot Racecourse with Transperth

To plan your journey, visit the Transperth Journey Planner at www.transperth.wa.gov.au or call the Transperth InfoLine on 13 62 13 (TTY: 9428 1999, TIS: 13 14 50).

Event and ticket information 

Melbourne Cup Day will be held at Ascot Racecourse on Tuesday 3 November 2009.

All Transperth tickets (including concessions) are able to be purchased for Transperth bus, train and ferry services. Use your SmartRider for great value fares or choose the ticket that is right for you.

The following Transperth services will operate on the day:

Trains

Timetabled train services will operate on all train lines before, during and following the races.

To event: Thornlie Line services stop at Belmont Park Station between 9.30am and 1.00pm.

From event: Transperth will also provide train services from Belmont Park Station following the event between 3.15pm and 7.35pm.

Buses

Timetabled bus services will operate across the Transperth network.

The CircleRoute buses service Ascot Racecourse, with the 98 travelling clockwise and the 99 anti-clockwise.  The service operates every 15 minutes until 6.30pm, with off-peak frequencies thereafter on weekdays.

To plan your journey to Melbourne Cup Day, use the Transperth JourneyPlanner or call the Transperth InfoLine on 13 62 13 (TTY: 9428 1999, TIS: 13 14 50).

Chartered Services
  • PLEASE NOTE: These are NOT Transperth services. 
  • Tickets will be $3.00 each way.   
  • These services apply to Melbourne Cup Day 2009 only.

Shuttle service: Belmont Racecourse to Ascot Racecourse

A shuttle bus will operate between Belmont Racecourse car park and train station, to Ascot Racecourse. The service will operate every 10 minutes from 9.45am until to 12.55pm to Ascot Racecourse and between 3.00pm and 7.00pm from Ascot Racecourse.

To Ascot Racecourse: Shuttle services 698 will operate as follows:

BusPort
stand
D7
WSBS
stand
A15
Perth
Train
Station
Belmont
Racecourse
Car Park
Belmont
Station
Burswood
Station
Ascot
Arrive
0945 0955 1001 1011 1014 1020 1035
0955 1005 1011 1021 1024 1030 1045
1005 1015 1021 1031 1034 1040 1055
1015 1025 1031 1041 1044 1050 1105
1025 1035 1041 1051 1054 1100 1115
1035 1045 1051 1101 1104 1110 1125
1045 1055 1101 1111 1114 1120 1135
1055 1105 1111 1121 1124 1130 1145
1105 1115 1121 1131 1134 1140 1155
1115 1125 1131 1141 1144 1150 1205
1125 1135 1141 1151 1154 1200 1215
1135 1145 1151 1201 1204 1210 1225
1145 1155 1201 1211 1214 1220 1235
1155 1205 1211 1221 1224 1230 1245
1205 1215 1221 1231 1234 1240 1255
1215 1225 1231 1241 1244 1250 1305
1225 1235 1241 1251 1254 1300 1315
1235 1245 1251 1301 1304 1310 1325
1245 1255 1301 1311 1314 1320 1335
1255 1305 1311 1321 1324 1330 1345

From Ascot Racecourse:
Shuttle service 698 will operate from 3.00pm until 7.00pm.

These services will operate from Ascot Racecourse to Perth city via Burswood Station, Belmont Station, Perth Station, Wellington Street Bus Station to Esplanade Busport. 

For more information on these alternative transport services please call Perth Racing on 9277 0777. 


Posted on Friday, 30 October 2009)
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