North Geelong railway station
Railway station in Geelong, Victoria, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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North Geelong railway station is located on the Warrnambool line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Geelong suburb of North Geelong, and opened on 1 August 1883 as West Geelong. It was renamed North Geelong on 1 January 1886.[2][3]
North Geelong | ||||||||||||||||||||
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PTV regional rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Princes Highway, North Geelong, Victoria 3215 City of Greater Geelong Australia | |||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°07′20″S 144°21′09″E | |||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | |||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | V/Line | |||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Geelong Warrnambool (Port Fairy) | |||||||||||||||||||
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; 140 years ago (1883-08-01) | |||||||||||||||||||
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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The station is on the Geelong side of the junction of the Ballarat and Melbourne lines. The North Geelong rail yards are north of the station.
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]