Geelong railway station is a regional railway station on the Warrnambool line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the city Geelong, in Victoria, Australia. Geelong station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 1 November 1856.[2][3]
Geelong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| PTV regional rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Northbound view from Platform 3, April 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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°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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| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
editGeelong 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 this time.[7] In 1988, the station received an upgrade,[8] and 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] 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.[10]
Platforms and services
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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.[11][12] 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 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 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
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Station building and entrance to Platform 3, April 2022
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Station Patronage Data 2013-2018". Philip Mallis. Transport for Victoria. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ 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
- ^ 19 Geelong - Bannockburn 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.
- ^ 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
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Media related to Geelong railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Victorian Railway Stations gallery
