North Geelong railway station

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North Geelong
PTV regional rail station
North Geelong Station.jpg
Northbound view from Platform 2 looking at station building on platform 1, August 2023
General information
Location Princes Highway,
North Geelong, Victoria 3215
City of Greater Geelong
Australia
Coordinates 38°07′20″S144°21′09″E / 38.1222°S 144.3524°E / -38.1222; 144.3524
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by V/Line
Line(s) Geelong Warrnambool
(Port Fairy)
Distance69.98 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsVictoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking486
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, staffed part-time
Station codeNOG
Fare zone Myki Zone 3/4 overlap
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 August 1883;140 years ago (1883-08-01)
Rebuilt8 August 1990
2008
Previous namesWest Geelong (1883-1885)
Passengers
2013-2014267,572 [1]
Preceding station Victoria train logo.svg V/Line Following station
North Shore
towards Southern Cross
Geelong line Geelong
towards Waurn Ponds
Geelong
Terminus
Warrnambool line
Weekends only
 Geelong
towards Warrnambool
Footscray
One-way operation
 Warrnambool line
1 weekday evening service
Location
Australia Victoria location map.svg
Red pog.svg
North Geelong
Location within Victoria

North Geelong railway station is located on the Warrnambool line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Geelong suburb of North Geelong, and opened on 1 August 1883 as West Geelong. It was renamed North Geelong on 1 January 1886. [2] [3]

Contents

The station is on the Geelong side of the junction of the Ballarat and Melbourne lines. The North Geelong rail yards are north of the station.

After a rearrangement of the Ballarat line junction in 1907, the platform on the west side was removed, and all trains used the one platform. [4] [ dead link ] A further reorganisation in 1920 saw the second platform restored. [5] [ dead link ]

In 1973, the former Victoria Street level crossing, which was at the down (southern) end of the station, was replaced by the Margaret Street overpass and a pedestrian underpass. [6] In 1976, both platforms were extended by over 60 metres, and the platforms and platform facings were renewed in 1979. [7] The main station building on Platform 1 was opened on 8 August 1990 and, in 2008, the smaller building on Platform 2 was replaced by a metal shelter. [3]

In January 2019, the North Geelong "C" signal box, one of the few remaining mechanical signal boxes in Victoria, was abolished, and a project was begun to automatically signal the lines it formerly controlled. [8] [9]

Platforms and services

North Geelong has two side platforms. It is served by V/Line Geelong line and selected Warrnambool line trains. [10] [11]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

CDC Geelong operates two bus routes via North Geelong station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Station Patronage Data 2013-2018". Philip Mallis. Transport for Victoria. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  2. ↑ North Geelong Vicsig
  3. 1 2 North Geelong Station Rail Geelong
  4. ↑ "North Geelong Signalling Diagram: March 1912". signaldiagramsandphotos.com. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "North Geelong Signalling Diagram: September 1934". signaldiagramsandphotos.com. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "Way and Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). May 1973. p. 92.
  7. ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). August 1979. p. 174.
  8. ↑ "North Geelong C Signal Box". Newsrail. 47 (3). Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division): 69. March 2019.
  9. ↑ "North Geelong C North Geelong C Signal Box (NGC)". Vicsig. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  10. ↑ Geelong - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  11. ↑ Warrnambool - Melbourne via Colac Public Transport Victoria
  12. ↑ 20 Geelong Station - Corio SC Public Transport Victoria
  13. ↑ 24 Geelong Station - North Geelong Station via Newtown Public Transport Victoria
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