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 / 38.1222°S 144.3524°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 | |||||||||||||||
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 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]
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]
North Geelong has two side platforms. It is served by V/Line Geelong line and selected Warrnambool line trains. [10] [11]
Platform 1:
Platform 2:
CDC Geelong operates two bus routes via North Geelong station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: