Geelong railway station

Geelong
PTV regional rail station
Northbound view from Platform 3, April 2022
General information
LocationGordon Avenue,
Geelong, Victoria 3220
City of Greater Geelong
Australia
Coordinates38°08′40″S 144°21′18″E / 38.1444°S 144.3549°E / -38.1444; 144.3549
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Geelong Warrnambool
(Warrnambool)
Distance72.57 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks9
Connections
  • Regional bus Bus
  • Regional coach Coach
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, staffed
Station codeGLG
Fare zoneMyki Zone 4
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 November 1856; 168 years ago (1856-11-01)
Passengers
2013-2014642,481[1]
2014-2015638,016[1]Decrease 0.62%
2015-2016691,022[1]Increase 8.3%
2016-2017716,314[1]Increase 3.61%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
North Geelong Geelong line Terminus
South Geelong
towards Waurn Ponds
Warrnambool line
Weekends only
South Geelong
towards Warrnambool
North Geelong
One-way operation
Warrnambool line
1 weekday evening service
Marshall
towards Warrnambool
Footscray Warrnambool line
Limited service
South Geelong
towards Warrnambool
Warrnambool line
Weekdays only
Waurn Ponds
towards Warrnambool
Location
Geelong is located in Victoria
Geelong
Geelong
Location within Victoria

Geelong railway station is a regional railway station on the Warrnambool line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the city Geelong, in Victoria, Australia. Geelong station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 1 November 1856.[2][3]

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.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b c d "Station Patronage Data 2013-2018". Philip Mallis. Transport for Victoria. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  2. ^ Geelong Vicsig
  3. ^ Geelong Station Rail Geelong
  4. ^ Geelong Railway Station Victorian Heritage Register
  5. ^ Geelong Railway Station Complex National Trust Database