Geelong railway station

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Geelong
PTV regional rail station
Geelong-morning.jpg
Southbound view from Platform 1 with 2 VLocitys and a N-Class locomotive occupying all 3 platforms, October 2006
General information
LocationGordon Avenue,
Geelong, Victoria 3220
City of Greater Geelong
Australia
Coordinates 38°08′40″S144°21′18″E / 38.1444°S 144.3549°E / -38.1444; 144.3549
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by V/Line
Line(s) Geelong Warrnambool
(Port Fairy)
Distance72.57 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks9
Connections
  • Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
  • Victoria coach logo.svg Coach
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, staffed
Station codeGLG
Fare zone Myki Zone 4
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 November 1856;167 years ago (1856-11-01)
Passengers
2013-2014642,481 [1]
Preceding station Victoria train logo.svg V/Line Following station
North Geelong
towards Southern Cross
Geelong line Terminus
South Geelong
towards Waurn Ponds
Warrnambool line
Weekends only
 South Geelong
towards Warrnambool
North Geelong
One-way operation
 Warrnambool line
1 weekday evening service
 Marshall
towards Warrnambool
Footscray
towards Southern Cross
Warrnambool line
Limited service
 South Geelong
towards Warrnambool
Warrnambool line
Weekdays only
 Waurn Ponds
towards Warrnambool
Location
Australia Victoria location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Geelong
Location within Victoria

Geelong railway station is located on the Warrnambool line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the city of Geelong, and it opened on 1 November 1856. [2] [3]

Contents

Together with Ballarat, it is one of only two stations in Victoria to have a 19th-century train shed, and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. [4] The railway station complex has also been listed by the National Trust of Australia, as being of state-level significance. [5]

History

Geelong station was built as the terminus of the Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company line. It was a dead-end terminus, located on the site of the present law courts complex. In November 1876, the railway was extended south to Winchelsea, [2] necessitating the relocation of the station to the west, and between 1877 and 1881, the current station building was constructed. [6]

In 1975, the station received a minor upgrade to the refreshment rooms, and was also provided with a waiting room around this time. [7] In 1988, the station received an upgrade, [8] and included new passenger waiting areas and booking offices. [8]

Until the 1990s, there was a goods yard, including a large goods shed, located on the eastern side of the station. [9] It is now the site of Geelong's law courts and police station. A locomotive depot remains to the north, and carriage stabling sidings are to the west.

In March 2015, a further upgrade to the station was completed, which included the installation of a new DDA-compliant pedestrian overpass to connect all platforms, which included lifts, avoiding the need to use the original heritage-protected pedestrian bridge, which only has stairs. [10]

Platforms and services

Geelong has one island platform with two faces, and one side platform. Prior to the opening of the Regional Rail Link in 2015, almost all trains used Platform 1. Platforms 2 and 3 were only used when Platform 1 was occupied;

Platform 1: up services to Southern Cross and down services to South Geelong, Marshall, and Waurn Ponds.

Platform 2: Up and down Warrnambool services, terminating services and other services if Platform 1 was occupied.

Platform 3: Terminating services, special heritage services and other services if Platform 1 was occupied.

After the opening of the Regional Rail Link, Geelong now has three times as many services running, requiring trains to cross at Geelong on a regular basis. The platforms have now been divided into up and down platforms;

Platform 1: Down services to South Geelong, Marshall, Waurn Ponds, and Warrnambool

Platform 2: Up services when Platform 3 is occupied, special heritage services

Platform 3: Up services to Southern Cross, terminating services

It is common for a trains to be in all three platforms e.g.

Platform 1: Down Waurn Ponds service

Platform 2: Up service, stopping all stations

Platform 3: Up express service from Warrnambool

It is serviced by V/Line Geelong and Warrnambool line services. [11] [12] Some services terminate at Geelong, although most continue south.

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

CDC Geelong operates seven routes via Geelong station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: [13]

McHarry's Buslines operates twelve routes via Geelong station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: [21]

V/Line operates road coach services from Geelong station to Apollo Bay, Ballarat, Colac and Warrnambool. [34]

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  2. 1 2 Geelong Vicsig
  3. ↑ Geelong Station Rail Geelong
  4. ↑ Geelong Railway Station Victorian Heritage Register
  5. ↑ Geelong Railway Station Complex National Trust Database
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  7. ↑ "Works & Safeworking". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1975. p. 125.
  8. 1 2 "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1988. p. 349.
  9. ↑ Geelong Railway Station Complex National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
  10. ↑ Geelong Station Disability Access Project Archived 16 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Victoria
  11. ↑ Geelong - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  12. ↑ Warrnambool - Melbourne via Colac Public Transport Victoria
  13. ↑ "Geelong bus timetables & maps". CDC Victoria. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  14. ↑ 1 North Shore Station - Deakin University via Geelong City Public Transport Victoria
  15. ↑ 19 Geelong - Bannockburn Public Transport Victoria
  16. ↑ 20 Geelong Station - Corio SC Public Transport Victoria
  17. ↑ 22 Geelong Station - North Shore Station via Anakie Rd Public Transport Victoria
  18. ↑ 24 Geelong Station - North Geelong Station via Newtown Public Transport Victoria
  19. ↑ 25 Geelong Station - Bell Post Hill Public Transport Victoria
  20. ↑ 43 Geelong Station - Deakin University via Highton Public Transport Victoria
  21. ↑ "Timetables". McHarry's Buslines. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  22. ↑ 30 Geelong Station - Whittington via Newcomb Public Transport Victoria
  23. ↑ 31 Geelong Station - St Albans Park Public Transport Victoria
  24. ↑ 32 Geelong Station - Leopold Public Transport Victoria
  25. ↑ 40 Geelong Station - Deakin University via Breakwater Public Transport Victoria
  26. ↑ 41 Geelong Station - Deakin University via Grovedale Public Transport Victoria
  27. ↑ 42 Geelong Station - Deakin University via South Valley Rd Public Transport Victoria
  28. ↑ 50 Geelong Station - Jan Juc via Marshall Station and Fischer St Public Transport Victoria
  29. ↑ 51 Geelong Station - Jan Juc via Marshall Station Public Transport Victoria
  30. ↑ 55 Geelong Station - Ocean Grove via Barwon Heads Public Transport Victoria
  31. ↑ 56 Geelong Station - Queenscliff via Ocean Grove Public Transport Victoria
  32. ↑ 60 Geelong Station - St Leonards via Portarlington Public Transport Victoria
  33. ↑ 61 Geelong Station - Drysdale via Clifton Springs Public Transport Victoria
  34. ↑ Warrnambool - Melbourne via Apollo Bay Public Transport Victoria
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