Geelong railway station

Geelong
Southbound view in October 2006
Location Gordon Avenue, Geelong
Australia
Coordinates 38°07′20″S 144°21′09″E / 38.1222°S 144.3524°E / -38.1222; 144.3524Coordinates: 38°07′20″S 144°21′09″E / 38.1222°S 144.3524°E / -38.1222; 144.3524
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by V/Line
Line(s) Port Fairy
Distance 72.57 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms 3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks 9
Construction
Structure type Ground
Parking Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Staffed
Station code GLG
Fare zone Myki Zone 4
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened 1 November 1856
Services
Preceding station   V/Line   Following station
Warrnambool line

Geelong railway station is located on the Port Fairy line, in Victoria, Australia. It serves the city of Geelong, and opened on 1 November 1856.[1][2] It is one of only two stations in Victoria to have a 19th-century train shed (along with Ballarat), and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[3] The railway station complex is also listed on the National Trust of Australia, as having state level significance.[4]

History

Geelong 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]

The station building was upgraded in 1988,[6] and included new passenger waiting areas and booking offices.[6]

Until the 1990s, there was a goods yard, including a large goods shed, located on the eastern side of the station.[7] 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 connecting all platforms, which included lifts, avoiding the need to use the original heritage-protected pedestrian bridge, which only has stairs.[8]

Platforms & services

Geelong has one island platform with two faces, and one side platform. It is serviced by V/Line Geelong and Warrnambool line services.[9][10] Some services terminate at Geelong, although most continue south.

Prior to the Regional Rail Link opening, almost all trains used platform 1. Platforms 2 & 3 were only used when platform 1 was occupied. Platform 1: UP trains to Southern Cross and down trains to South Geelong, Marshall & Waurn Ponds.

Platform 2: Up and Down Warrnambool trains, 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 trains to South Geelong, Marshall, Waurn Ponds & Warrnambool.

Platform 2: Up trains when platform 3 is occupied, special heritage services

Platform 3: Up trains to Southern Cross, terminating services.

It is common for a trains to be in all three platforms eg Platform 1: Down Waurn Ponds

Platform 2: Up stopping all stations

Platform 3: Up express from Warrnambool.

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

Peak hour terminating services.

V/Line operate road coach services from Geelong to Apollo Bay, Ballarat, Colac and Warrnambool.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 Geelong Vicsig
  2. ↑ Geelong Station Rail Geelong
  3. ↑ Geelong Railway Station Victorian Heritage Register
  4. ↑ Geelong Railway Station Complex National Trust Database
  5. ↑ Wong, Marcus. "Geelong Station". Rail Geelong. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  6. 1 2 "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1988. p. 349.
  7. ↑ Geelong Railway Station Complex National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
  8. ↑ Geelong Station Disability Access Project Public Transport Victoria
  9. ↑ Geelong - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  10. ↑ Warrnambool - Melbourne via Colac Public Transport Victoria
  11. ↑ Warrnambool - Melbourne via Apollo Bay Public Transport Victoria
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