Geelong railway station
Geelong | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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PTV regional rail station | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Gordon Avenue, Geelong, Victoria 3220 City of Greater Geelong Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°08′40″S 144°21′18″E / 38.1444°S 144.3549°ECoordinates: 38°08′40″S 144°21′18″E / 38.1444°S 144.3549°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | V/Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Warrnambool | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 72.57 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 3 (1 island, 1 side) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Status | Operational, Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | GLG | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | Myki Zone 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1 November 1856 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1][2]
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.[3] The railway station complex has also been listed by the National Trust of Australia, as being of state-level significance.[4]
History[]
The 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,[1] necessitating the relocation of the station to the west, and between 1877 and 1881, the current station building was constructed.[5]
In 1975, the station received a minor upgrade to the refreshment rooms, and was also provided with a waiting room around this time.[6] In 1988, the station received an upgrade,[7] and included new passenger waiting areas and booking offices.[7]
Until the 1990s, there was a goods yard, including a large goods shed, located on the eastern side of the station.[8] 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.[9]
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.[10][11] Some services terminate at Geelong, although most continue south.
Platform 1:
- Geelong line services to South Geelong, Marshall, Waurn Ponds and Southern Cross
- Warrnambool line services to Warrnambool and Southern Cross
Platform 2:
- Geelong line services from South Geelong, Marshall and Waurn Ponds to Southern Cross
- Warrnambool line services from Warrnambool to Southern Cross
Platform 3:
- Geelong line services from South Geelong, Marshall and Waurn Ponds to Southern Cross
- Warrnambool line services from Warrnambool to Southern Cross; Peak hour terminating services
Transport links[]
CDC Geelong operates six routes via Geelong station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:[12]
- 1 : North Shore station – Deakin University Waurn Ponds Campus[13]
- 20 : to Corio Shopping Centre[14]
- 22 : to North Shore station[15]
- 24 : to North Geelong station[16]
- 25 : to Bell Post Hill[17]
- 43 : to Deakin University Waurn Ponds Campus[18]
McHarry's Buslines operates thirteen routes via Geelong station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:[19]
- 19 : Geelong – Bannockburn[20]
- 30 : to Whittington[21]
- 31 : to St Albans Park[22]
- 32 : to Leopold[23]
- 40 : to Deakin University Waurn Ponds Campus[24]
- 41 : to Deakin University Waurn Ponds Campus[25]
- 42 : to Deakin University Waurn Ponds Campus[26]
- 50 : to Jan Juc[27]
- 51 : to Jan Juc[28]
- 55 : to Ocean Grove[29]
- 56 : to Queenscliff[30]
- 60 : to St Leonards[31]
- 61 : to Drysdale[32]
V/Line operates road coach services from Geelong station to Apollo Bay, Ballarat, Colac and Warrnambool.[33]
References[]
- ^ a b Geelong Vicsig
- ^ Geelong Station Rail Geelong
- ^ Geelong Railway Station Victorian Heritage Register
- ^ Geelong Railway Station Complex National Trust Database
- ^ Wong, Marcus. "Geelong Station". Rail Geelong. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Works & Safeworking". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1975. p. 125.
- ^ a b "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1988. p. 349.
- ^ Geelong Railway Station Complex National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
- ^ Geelong Station Disability Access Project Archived 16 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Geelong - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Warrnambool - Melbourne via Colac Public Transport Victoria
- ^ "Geelong bus timetables & maps". CDC Victoria. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ 1 North Shore Station - Deakin University via Geelong City Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 20 Geelong Station - Corio SC Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 22 Geelong Station - North Shore Station via Anakie Rd Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 24 Geelong Station - North Geelong Station via Newtown Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 25 Geelong Station - Bell Post Hill Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 43 Geelong Station - Deakin University via Highton Public Transport Victoria
- ^ "Timetables". McHarry's Buslines. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ 19 Geelong - Bannockburn Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 30 Geelong Station - Whittington via Newcomb Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 31 Geelong Station - St Albans Park Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 32 Geelong Station - Leopold Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 40 Geelong Station - Deakin University via Breakwater Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 41 Geelong Station - Deakin University via Grovedale Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 42 Geelong Station - Deakin University via South Valley Rd Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 50 Geelong Station - Jan Juc via Marshall Station and Fischer St Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 51 Geelong Station - Jan Juc via Marshall Station Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 55 Geelong Station - Ocean Grove via Barwon Heads Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 56 Geelong Station - Queenscliff via Ocean Grove Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 60 Geelong Station - St Leonards via Portarlington Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 61 Geelong Station - Drysdale via Clifton Springs Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Warrnambool - Melbourne via Apollo Bay Public Transport Victoria
External links[]
- Media related to Geelong railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Victorian Railway Stations gallery
- Railway stations in Australia opened in 1881
- Listed railway stations in Australia
- Railway stations in Geelong
- Regional railway stations in Victoria (Australia)
- Victorian Heritage Register