North Geelong railway station
North Geelong | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| PTV regional rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Northbound view from Platform 2, August 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Princes Highway, North Geelong, Victoria 3215 City of Greater Geelong Australia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°07′20″S 144°21′09″E / 38.1222°S 144.3524°E | |||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | |||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Geelong Warrnambool (Warrnambool) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 69.98 kilometres from Southern Cross | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | |||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 486 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Operational, staffed part-time | |||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | NOG | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 3/4 overlap | |||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 August 1883 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 8 August 1990 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | West Geelong (1883-1885) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | 267,572[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | 276,464[1]  3.32% | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | 295,937[1] 7.04% | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | 308,516[1] 4.25% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||||||
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North Geelong railway station is a regional railway station on the Warrnambool line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the northern Geelong suburb of North Geelong, in Victoria, Australia. North Geelong station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 August 1883, with the current station provided in 1990.[2][3]
Initially opened as West Geelong, the station was given its current name of North Geelong on 1 January 1886.[2]
The station is the junction of the Geelong–Ballarat and Warrnambool lines. The North Geelong rail yards are north of the station.
History
After a rearrangement of the Ballarat line junction in 1907, the platform on the west side was removed, and all trains used the one platform.[4][dead link] A further reorganisation in 1920 saw the second platform restored.[5][dead link]
In 1973, the former Victoria Street level crossing, which was at the down (southern) end of the station, was replaced by the Margaret Street overpass and a pedestrian underpass.[6] In 1976, both platforms were extended by over 60 metres, and the platforms and platform facings were renewed in 1979.[7] The main station building on Platform 1 was opened on 8 August 1990 and, in 2008, the smaller building on Platform 2 was replaced by a metal shelter.[3]
In January 2019, the North Geelong "C" signal box, one of the few remaining mechanical signal boxes in Victoria, was abolished, and a project was begun to automatically signal the lines it formerly controlled.[8][9]
Platforms and services
North Geelong has two side platforms. It is served by V/Line Geelong line and selected Warrnambool line trains.[10][11]
Platform 1:
- Geelong line services to Southern Cross
- Warrnambool line weekend services to Southern Cross
Platform 2:
- Geelong line services to Geelong, South Geelong, Marshall and Waurn Ponds
- Warrnambool line one weekday evening and two weekend services to Warrnambool
Transport links
CDC Geelong operates two bus routes via North Geelong station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 20 : Geelong station – Corio Shopping Centre[12]
- 24 : to Geelong station[13]
References
- ^ a b c d "Station Patronage Data 2013-2018". Philip Mallis. Transport for Victoria. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ a b North Geelong Vicsig
- ^ a b North Geelong Station Rail Geelong
- ^ "North Geelong Signalling Diagram: March 1912". signaldiagramsandphotos.com. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ^ "North Geelong Signalling Diagram: September 1934". signaldiagramsandphotos.com. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ^ "Way and Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). May 1973. p. 92.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). August 1979. p. 174.
- ^ "North Geelong C Signal Box". Newsrail. 47 (3). Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division): 69. March 2019.
- ^ "North Geelong C North Geelong C Signal Box (NGC)". Vicsig. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ Geelong - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Warrnambool - Melbourne via Colac Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 20 Geelong Station - Corio SC Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 24 Geelong Station - North Geelong Station via Newtown Public Transport Victoria
External links
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