Geelong railway station
Railway station in Geelong, Victoria, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[2][3]
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| PTV regional rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Northbound view from Platform 3, April 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Gordon Avenue, Geelong, Victoria 3220 City of Greater Geelong Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°08′40″S 144°21′18″E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Geelong Warrnambool (Warrnambool) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 72.57 kilometres from Southern Cross | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 island, 1 side) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Operational, staffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | GLG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 November 1856 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2013-2014 | 642,481[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | 638,016[1] 0.62% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | 691,022[1] 8.3% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | 716,314[1] 3.61% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[4][5]
History
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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,[2] necessitating the relocation of the station to the west and, between 1877 and 1881, the current station building was constructed.[6]
In 1975, the station received a minor upgrade to the refreshment rooms, and was also provided with a waiting room around that time.[7] In 1988, the station received a more significant upgrade,[8] which included new passenger waiting areas and booking offices.[8]
Until the 1990s, there was a goods yard, including a large goods shed, located on the eastern side of the station.[9] 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.[10]
Platforms and services
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Geelong has one island platform with two faces, and one side platform, and is served by V/Line Geelong and Warrnambool line trains.[11][12]
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:
- 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 to Southern Cross
- Warrnambool line services to Southern Cross
Platform 3:
- Geelong line services to Southern Cross; peak hour terminating services
- Warrnambool line services to Southern Cross
Transport links
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CDC Geelong operates seven bus routes via Geelong station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:[13]
- 1 : North Shore station – Deakin University Waurn Ponds Campus[14]
- 19 : Geelong – Bannockburn[15]
- 20 : to Corio Shopping Centre[16]
- 22 : to North Shore station[17]
- 24 : to North Geelong station[18]
- 25 : to Bell Post Hill[19]
- 43 : to Deakin University Waurn Ponds Campus[20]
McHarry's Buslines operates twelve routes via Geelong station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:[21]
- 30 : to Whittington[22]
- 31 : to St Albans Park[23]
- 32 : to Leopold[24]
- 40 : to Deakin University Waurn Ponds Campus[25]
- 41 : to Deakin University Waurn Ponds Campus[26]
- 42 : to Deakin University Waurn Ponds Campus[27]
- 50 : to Jan Juc[28]
- 51 : to Jan Juc[29]
- 55 : to Ocean Grove[30]
- 56 : to Queenscliff[31]
- 60 : to St Leonards[32]
- 61 : to Drysdale[33]
V/Line operates road coach services from Geelong station to Apollo Bay, Ballarat, Colac and Warrnambool.[34]
Gallery
Southbound view from Platform 1 with all three platforms occupied, October 2006
Side entrance to platform 3, April 2022
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