Waurn Ponds railway station

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Waurn Ponds
PTV regional rail station
Waurn Ponds Station April 2022 4.jpg
Eastbound view from Platform 1, with Platform 2 under construction, April 2022
General information
LocationSugargum Drive,
Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216
City of Greater Geelong
Australia
Coordinates 38°12′39.88″S144°20′19.23″E / 38.2110778°S 144.3386750°E / -38.2110778; 144.3386750
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by V/Line
Line(s) Geelong Warrnambool
(Port Fairy)
Distance84.90 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsVictoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, staffed
Station codeWPD
Fare zone Myki Zone 4
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened12 October 2014;10 years ago (2014-10-12)
Rebuilt31 May 2022 [1]
Previous namesGrovedale (provisionally)
Passengers
2014-201584,323 [2]
Preceding station Victoria train logo.svg V/Line Following station
Marshall
towards Southern Cross
Geelong line Terminus
Warrnambool line
Limited service
 Winchelsea
towards Warrnambool
Geelong
towards Southern Cross
Warrnambool line
Most weekday services
Location
Australia Victoria location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Waurn Ponds
Location within Victoria

Waurn Ponds railway station is located on the Warrnambool line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the southern Geelong suburb of the same name, and opened on 12 October 2014. [3]

Contents

History

Waurn Ponds is the terminus for many V/Line's Geelong line services. Located between Oakwood Crescent and Rossack Drive, the station was initially to be named Grovedale, but was renamed Waurn Ponds before opening.

In April 2013, the Victorian Government announced that a new station would be built at Waurn Ponds, to serve the nearby suburbs of Grovedale and Armstrong Creek. The station was budgeted at $25.9 million, with $9.4 million for planning and land acquisition, and $16.5 million for a single platform with passenger amenities, booking office and toilets, bus bays, bicycle storage, and parking for 200 cars. [4]

Contracts for the construction of the station were awarded in February 2014. [5] In July 2014, the name of the station was changed to Waurn Ponds, and the size of the planned car park was increased to 292 spaces, along with overflow parking for a further 100 to 150 vehicles. [6] The new station opened on 12 October 2014. [7] [8]

In 2020, the State Government announced an upgrade to the station, as part of the Regional Rail Revival project. [9] The project included the construction of a new platform to the south of the existing platform, a new pedestrian overpass, an upgraded car park and upgraded lighting and CCTV. [9] As part of those works, the railway line between Waurn Ponds and South Geelong is being duplicated, [10] as well as the construction of a new maintenance and stabling facility. [11] Major works at the station were completed in January 2022, [12] with all station upgrades, including the second platform, in use by 31 May of that year. [1]

The Waurn Ponds name was also used by V/Line's Network Access Division, to refer to the former Victorian Portland Cement Company sidings at the Blue Circle Southern Cement plant, two kilometres west of the passenger station. [13] On 31 May 2021, the sidings were officially abolished. [14]

Platforms and services

Waurn Ponds has two side platforms and is served by V/Line Geelong and Warrnambool line trains. [15] [16]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

McHarry's Buslines operates three routes via Waurn Ponds station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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References

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  14. ↑ "Rail works". Newsrail. Victorian Rail Publishing Inc. July 2021. p. 223.
  15. ↑ V/Line Melbourne - Geelong timetable Public Transport Victoria
  16. ↑ Warrnambool - Melbourne via Colac Public Transport Victoria
  17. ↑ 41 Geelong Station - Deakin University via Grovedale Archived 22 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Victoria
  18. ↑ 42 Geelong Station - Deakin University via South Valley Rd Archived 22 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Victoria
  19. ↑ 45 Armstrong Creek - Waurn Ponds SC via Waurn Ponds Station Archived 12 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Victoria
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