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.
Footscray railway station is a commuter and regional railway station and the junction point for the Sunbury, Werribee and Williamstown lines and V/Line services to Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong, part of the Metropolitan and Regional railway networks. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Footscray in Victoria, Australia. Footscray is a ground level premium station, featuring six platforms, two island platform with two faces and two side platform, connected by an accessible overground concourse. It opened on 17 January 1859, with the current location provided in 1900 and station provided in 2014.
Newport railway station is a commuter railway station and the junction point on the Werribee and Williamstown lines, which are part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the western suburb of Newport, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Newport station is a ground level premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 March 1859.
Rail transport in the Australian state of Victoria is provided by a number of railway operators who operate over the government-owned railway lines. The network consists of 2,357 km of Victorian broad gauge lines, and 1,912 km of standard gauge freight and interstate lines; the latter increasing with gauge conversion of the former. Historically, a few experimental 762 mm gauge lines were built, along with various private logging, mining and industrial railways. The rail network radiates from the state capital, Melbourne, with main interstate links to Sydney and to Adelaide, as well as major lines running to regional centres, upgraded as part of the Regional Fast Rail project.
Grovedale is a southern suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Grovedale had a population of 14,869.
Waurn Ponds is a mainly residential southern suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
The Geelong V/Line rail service 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. It serves the northern Geelong suburb of North Geelong, in Victoria, Australia. North Geelong station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 August 1883, with the current station provided in 1990.
Corio railway station is a regional railway station on the Warrnambool line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the northern Geelong suburb of Corio, in Victoria, Australia. Corio station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform with two faces. It opened on 15 September 1890, with the current station provided in 1981.
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.
Ararat railway station is located on the Ararat and Western standard gauge lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Ararat, and opened on 7 April 1875.
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.
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