Geelong is a port city in Victoria, Australia, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay and the left bank of Barwon River, about 75 km (47 mi) southwest of Melbourne. With an estimated population of 282,809 in 2023, Geelong is the second largest city in the state of Victoria. It is the administrative centre for the City of Greater Geelong municipality, which is Port Phillip's only regional metropolitan area, and covers all the urban, rural and coastal reserves around the city including the entire Bellarine Peninsula and running from the plains of Lara in the north to the rolling hills of Waurn Ponds to the south, with Corio Bay to the east and the Barrabool Hills to the west.
Werribee railway station is a commuter railway station and the terminus of the Werribee line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the western suburb of Werribee, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Werribee station is a ground level premium station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 25 June 1857, with the current station provided in 1983.
Deer Park railway station is a regional railway station on the Ararat and Warrnambool lines, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the western suburb of Deer Park, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Deer Park station is an elevated premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 2 April 1884, with the current station provided in 2023.
North Shore is an industrial and residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The suburb overlooks Corio Bay. A small residential area is east of the North Shore railway station with a few neighbourhood shops.
The Geelong line is a regional passenger rail service operated by V/Line in Victoria, Australia. It serves 15 stations towards its terminus in Waurn Ponds, a southern suburb of Geelong, via the Regional Rail Link. It is the most used regional rail service in Victoria, carrying 8.15 million people in the 2022-23 financial year.
Geelong railway station is a regional railway station on the Warrnambool line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the city Geelong, in Victoria, Australia. Geelong station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 1 November 1856.
South Geelong railway station is a regional railway station on the Warrnambool line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the suburb of South Geelong, in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. South Geelong station is a ground level premium station, featuring two side platforms, connected by an accessible footbridge and concourse. It opened on 1 November 1883 and was rebuilt in 2024 as part of the Regional Rail Revival project.
North Geelong railway station is a regional railway station on the Warrnambool line, part of the Victorian railway network and serves the northern Geelong suburb of the same name. The station was opened on 1 August 1883, and the current station building was provided in 1990.
North Shore railway station is a regional railway station on the Warrnambool line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the northern suburb of North Shore, in Geelong Victoria, Australia. North Shore station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring three platforms, a standard gauge side platform at Platform 3 and V/Line railway services on island platform at Platforms 1 and 2. It opened on 15 April 1895, with the current station provided in 1991.
Lara railway station is a regional railway station on the Warrnambool line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the town of Lara, in Victoria, Australia. Lara station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform with two faces. It opened on 1 November 1856, with the current station provided in 1981.
Little River railway station is a regional railway station on the Warrnambool line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the town of Little River, in Victoria, Australia. Little River station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 January 1857, with the current station provided in 1981.
The Warrnambool line is a long-distance regional rail service in Victoria, Australia. Operated by V/Line, it is the state's fourth longest railway line at 267.3 kilometres (166.1 mi). The line runs from Southern Cross station in central Melbourne to Warrnambool station in the south-west, serving 21 stations via Wyndham Vale, Geelong, Waurn Ponds, and Colac. The line has five return services each weekday and three return services on weekends. Trains on the Warrnambool service run with three- to five-car N-class carriage sets, which are hauled by N class locomotives.
Marshall railway station is a regional railway station on the Warrnambool line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the southern suburb of Marshall, in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Marshall station is a ground level premium station, featuring two side platforms, connected by an accessible footbridge and concourse. It opened on 14 July 1879 and was rebuilt in 2024 as part of the Regional Rail Revival project. The station was initially closed on 14 October 1957, then reopened on 26 April 2005.
Colac railway station is a regional railway station on the Warrnambool line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the town of Colac, in Victoria, Australia. Colac station is a ground level part-time staffed station, featuring one side platform. It opened on 27 July 1877.
Camperdown railway station is located on the Warrnambool line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Camperdown, and opened on 2 July 1883.
The Warrnambool railway line is a railway serving the south west of Victoria, Australia. Running from the western Melbourne suburb of Newport through the cities of Geelong and Warrnambool, the line once terminated at the coastal town of Port Fairy before being truncated to Dennington. This closed section of line has been converted into the 37 km long Port Fairy to Warrnambool Rail Trail. The line continues to see both passenger and freight services today.
Waurn Ponds railway station is a regional railway station on the Warrnambool line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the southern Geelong suburb of Waurn Ponds, in Victoria, Australia. Waurn Ponds station is a ground level premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 12 October 2014, with the current station provided in 2022.
Wyndham Vale railway station is a regional railway station on the Deer Park-West Werribee line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Manor Lakes, which was part of Wyndham Vale until being gazetted as a separate suburb in March 2016, nine months after the station opened. Wyndham Vale station is a ground level premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 14 June 2015.
The Regional Rail Revival is a joint initiative between the Australian federal government and the Victorian state government to upgrade all regional railway lines in Victoria. The project has an estimated total cost of A$4 billion. A$2.3 billion of the project's total cost is being funded by the Australian Government. It was delivered by Rail Projects Victoria (RPV) until April 2024, and then by the Level Crossing Removal Project. The project is guided by the 2016 Regional Network Development Plan, which outlines the short, medium and long-term priorities for a modernised regional rail network.
