Colac railway station is a regional railway station on the Warrnambool line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the town of Colac, in Victoria, Australia. Colac station is a ground level part-time staffed station, featuring one side platform. It opened on 27 July 1877.[1][2]
Colac | |||||||||||
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| PTV regional rail station | |||||||||||
 Westbound view of the station building looking from disused Platform 2, June 2008 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Gellibrand Street, Colac, Victoria 3250 Shire of Colac Otway Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°20′36″S 143°35′13″E / 38.3433°S 143.5869°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Warrnambool (Warrnambool) | ||||||||||
| Distance | 153.40 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Operational, staffed part-time | ||||||||||
| Station code | COL | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki not available. Paper ticket only. | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 27 July 1877 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
| Five services in each direction on weekdays Three services in each direction on weekends
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History
editWhen Colac station opened, it was the terminus of the line from Birregurra. On 2 July 1883, the extended line to Camperdown was opened.[1][2]
Goods facilities included a brick goods shed, and a steel portal framed shelter was added when the Freightgate centre during the 1980s. During 1988, a number of sidings were removed, including the oil siding at the up end, and No. 6 road.[3] In 2008, the points for the crossing loop were removed.[2]
In December 2010, a siding was provided for the stabling of track maintenance machines.[4]
Colac was the interchange with the 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge Crowes line, which was opened in the early 1900s to serve the farming and timber-harvesting areas in the Otway Ranges. The line was built in two stages, with the first to Beech Forest opening on 1 March 1902, and the second to Crowes, on 20 June 1911. The line was closed in sections: Ferguson to Crowes on 9 December 1954, followed by a reopening to Weeaproinah on 19 January 1955, and full closure on 30 June 1962.[5]
Platforms and services
editColac has one platform. It is served by V/Line Warrnambool line trains.[6]
Platform 1:
- Warrnambool line services to Warrnambool and Southern Cross
Transport links
editChristian's Bus Company operates three routes via Colac station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
References
edit- ^ a b Colac Vicsig
- ^ a b c Colac Station Rail Geelong
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1988. p. 253.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 2011. p. 56.
- ^ Norman Houghton. "Colac-Beech Forest-Crowes Railway Conservation Management Plan" (PDF). Colac–Otway Shire. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
- ^ Warrnambool - Melbourne via Colac Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 1 Colac to Elliminyt Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 2 Colac to Colac West Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 3 Colac to Colac East Public Transport Victoria