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.Geelong VicsigGeelong Station Rail Geelong

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.Geelong Railway Station Victorian Heritage RegisterGeelong Railway Station Complex National Trust Database

History 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, necessitating the relocation of the station to the west and, between 1877 and 1881, the current station building was constructed.

In 1975, the station received a minor upgrade to the refreshment rooms, and was also provided with a waiting room around that time. In 1988, the station received a more significant upgrade, which included new passenger waiting areas and booking offices.

Until the 1990s, there was a goods yard, including a large goods shed, located on the eastern side of the station.Geelong Railway Station Complex National Trust of Australia (Victoria) 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.Geelong Station Disability Access Project Public Transport Victoria

Platforms and services

Geelong has one island platform with two faces, and one side platform, and is served by V/Line Geelong and Warrnambool line trains.Geelong - Melbourne timetable Public Transport VictoriaWarrnambool - Melbourne via Colac Public Transport Victoria Geelong platform arrangementPlatformLineDestination1South Geelong, Marshall, Waurn Ponds, Warrnambool, Southern Cross2Southern Cross3Southern Cross

Transport links

CDC Geelong operates seven bus routes via Geelong station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: : North Shore station – Deakin University Waurn Ponds Campus1 North Shore Station - Deakin University via Geelong City Public Transport Victoria : Geelong – Bannockburn19 Geelong - Bannockburn Public Transport Victoria : to Corio Shopping Centre20 Geelong Station - Corio SC Public Transport Victoria : to North Shore station22 Geelong Station - North Shore Station via Anakie Rd Public Transport Victoria : to North Geelong station24 Geelong Station - North Geelong Station via Newtown Public Transport Victoria : to Bell Post Hill25 Geelong Station - Bell Post Hill Public Transport Victoria : to Deakin University Waurn Ponds Campus43 Geelong Station - Deakin University via Highton Public Transport Victoria

McHarry's Buslines operates twelve routes via Geelong station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: : to Whittington30 Geelong Station - Whittington via Newcomb Public Transport Victoria : to St Albans Park31 Geelong Station - St Albans Park Public Transport Victoria : to Leopold32 Geelong Station - Leopold Public Transport Victoria : to Deakin University Waurn Ponds Campus40 Geelong Station - Deakin University via Breakwater Public Transport Victoria : to Deakin University Waurn Ponds Campus41 Geelong Station - Deakin University via Grovedale Public Transport Victoria : to Deakin University Waurn Ponds Campus42 Geelong Station - Deakin University via South Valley Rd Public Transport Victoria : to Jan Juc50 Geelong Station - Jan Juc via Marshall Station and Fischer St Public Transport Victoria : to Jan Juc51 Geelong Station - Jan Juc via Marshall Station Public Transport Victoria : to Ocean Grove55 Geelong Station - Ocean Grove via Barwon Heads Public Transport Victoria : to Queenscliff56 Geelong Station - Queenscliff via Ocean Grove Public Transport Victoria : to St Leonards60 Geelong Station - St Leonards via Portarlington Public Transport Victoria : to Drysdale61 Geelong Station - Drysdale via Clifton Springs Public Transport Victoria

V/Line operates road coach services from Geelong station to Apollo Bay, Ballarat, Colac and Warrnambool.Warrnambool - Melbourne via Apollo Bay Public Transport Victoria

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References

External links

Victorian Railway Stations gallery