Geelong railway station
Geelong | |||||||||||||||
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 Southbound view in October 2006 | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Gordon Avenue, Geelong | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°07′20″S 144°21′09″E / 38.1222°S 144.3524°ECoordinates: 38°07′20″S 144°21′09″E / 38.1222°S 144.3524°E | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||
| Station code | GLG | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 November 1856 | ||||||||||||||
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Geelong railway station is located on the Warrnambool line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the city of Geelong opening on 1 November 1856.[1][2] It is one of only two 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 station was built as the terminus of the Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company line. It was a dead ended terminus located on the site of the present Law Courts complex. In 1876 the railway was extended south to Colac, and the station relocated to its present location.[1]
Up until the 1990s there was a goods yard, including a large goods shed, located on the eastern side of the station.[5] A locomotive depot remains to the north, and carriage stabling sidings are to the west.
The station is currently undergoing a $7.3 million upgrade to improve access for disabled passengers, so that the facility complies with the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act. That involves the construction of new footbridge at the southern end of the station, accessed by lifts and stairs, a new ramp at the northern end of the station which can be used in case of emergencies, and changes to the customer service counter and the toilets.[6]
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.[7][8] Some services terminate at Geelong although most continue to other destinations.
Platform 1:
- Geelong line: V/Line services to South Geelong, Marshall, Waurn Ponds & Southern Cross
- Warrnambool line: V/Line services to Warrnambool & Southern Cross
Platform 2:
- Geelong line: V/Line services to South Geelong, Marshall, Waurn Ponds & Southern Cross
- Warrnambool line: V/Line services to Warrnambool & Southern Cross
Platform 3:
- Geelong line: V/Line services to South Geelong, Marshall, Waurn Ponds & Southern Cross
- Warrnambool line: V/Line services to Warrnambool & Southern Cross
Transport links
V/Line operate road coach services from Geelong station to Apollo Bay, Ballarat, Colac and Warrnambool.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Geelong Vicsig
- ↑ Geelong Station Rail Geelong
- ↑ "Geelong Railway Satation". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ "Geelong Railway Station Complex". National Trust Database. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
- ↑ "Geelong Railway Station Complex". National Trust of Australia (Victoria). Retrieved 2012-05-17.
- ↑ http://ptv.vic.gov.au/projects/railway-stations/geelong-station-disability-access-project/
- ↑ Geelong - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Warrnambool - Melbourne via Colac Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Warrnambool - Melbourne via Apollo Bay Public Transport Victoria
External links
Media related to Geelong railway station, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons