Geelong railway station

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Geelong railway station is a regional railway station on the Warrnambool line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the city of the same name, in Victoria, Australia. The original station opened on 1 November 1856.[1][2]

Together with Ballarat, it is one of only two stations in Victoria to retain its 19th-century train shed. The station has been listed by the National Trust of Australia as being of state-level significance, and is on the Victorian Heritage Register.[3][4]

History

The first 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,[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 that time.[6] In 1988, the station received a more significant upgrade,[7] which 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] That area 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

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V/Line VLocity trains at Platform 1 and Platform 3, one bound for Warrnambool and the other for Southern Cross, April 2022

Geelong has one island platform with two faces, and one side platform, and is served by V/Line Geelong and Warrnambool line trains.[10][11]

Prior to the opening of the Regional Rail Link in 2015, almost all trains used Platform 1, and Platforms 2 and 3 were only used if 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, three times as many services were run, 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

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

Transport links

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Exterior of the station building, looking towards the main entrance, April 2022

CDC Geelong operates seven bus routes via Geelong station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:[12]

McHarry's Buslines operates twelve routes via Geelong station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:[20]

  • <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 30 : to Whittington[21]
  • <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 31 : to St Albans Park[22]
  • <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 32 : to Leopold[23]
  • <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 40 : to Deakin University Waurn Ponds Campus[24]
  • <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 41 : to Deakin University Waurn Ponds Campus[25]
  • <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 42 : to Deakin University Waurn Ponds Campus[26]
  • <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 50 : to Jan Juc[27]
  • <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 51 : to Jan Juc[28]
  • <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 55 : to Ocean Grove[29]
  • <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 56 : to Queenscliff[30]
  • <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 60 : to St Leonards[31]
  • <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 61 : to Drysdale[32]

V/Line operates road coach services from Geelong station to Apollo Bay, Ballarat, Colac and Warrnambool.[33]

Gallery

References

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  1. ↑ a b Geelong Vicsig
  2. ↑ Geelong Station Rail Geelong
  3. ↑ Geelong Railway Station Victorian Heritage Register
  4. ↑ Geelong Railway Station Complex National Trust Database
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  8. ↑ Geelong Railway Station Complex National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
  9. ↑ Geelong Station Disability Access Project Template:Webarchive Public Transport Victoria
  10. ↑ Geelong - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  11. ↑ Warrnambool - Melbourne via Colac Public Transport Victoria
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  13. ↑ 1 North Shore Station - Deakin University via Geelong City Public Transport Victoria
  14. ↑ 19 Geelong - Bannockburn Public Transport Victoria
  15. ↑ 20 Geelong Station - Corio SC Public Transport Victoria
  16. ↑ 22 Geelong Station - North Shore Station via Anakie Rd Public Transport Victoria
  17. ↑ 24 Geelong Station - North Geelong Station via Newtown Public Transport Victoria
  18. ↑ 25 Geelong Station - Bell Post Hill Public Transport Victoria
  19. ↑ 43 Geelong Station - Deakin University via Highton Public Transport Victoria
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  21. ↑ 30 Geelong Station - Whittington via Newcomb Public Transport Victoria
  22. ↑ 31 Geelong Station - St Albans Park Public Transport Victoria
  23. ↑ 32 Geelong Station - Leopold Public Transport Victoria
  24. ↑ 40 Geelong Station - Deakin University via Breakwater Public Transport Victoria
  25. ↑ 41 Geelong Station - Deakin University via Grovedale Public Transport Victoria
  26. ↑ 42 Geelong Station - Deakin University via South Valley Rd Public Transport Victoria
  27. ↑ 50 Geelong Station - Jan Juc via Marshall Station and Fischer St Public Transport Victoria
  28. ↑ 51 Geelong Station - Jan Juc via Marshall Station Public Transport Victoria
  29. ↑ 55 Geelong Station - Ocean Grove via Barwon Heads Public Transport Victoria
  30. ↑ 56 Geelong Station - Queenscliff via Ocean Grove Public Transport Victoria
  31. ↑ 60 Geelong Station - St Leonards via Portarlington Public Transport Victoria
  32. ↑ 61 Geelong Station - Drysdale via Clifton Springs Public Transport Victoria
  33. ↑ Warrnambool - Melbourne via Apollo Bay Public Transport Victoria

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