North Shore railway station

North Shore
PTV regional and Journey Beyond inter-city rail station
Southbound view from Platform 2, with broad gauge platform on the left and standard gauge platform on the right, April 2008
General information
Location	Station Street, North Shore, Victoria 3214 City of Greater Geelong Australia
Coordinates	38°05′53″S 144°21′56″E / 38.0981°S 144.3655°E / -38.0981; 144.3655
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	Geelong Warrnambool (Warrnambool) The Overland (Western SG)
Distance	67.17 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks	7
Train operators	V/Line Journey Beyond
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	NSH
Fare zone	Myki Zone 3/4 overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	15 April 1895; 129 years ago (1895-04-15)
Rebuilt	8 February 1959 1991
Previous names	Corio (1909-1913) Pivot (proposed)
Passengers
2013-2014	34,237[1]
2014-2015	38,363[1]  12.05%
2015-2016	45,401[1]  18.34%
2016-2017	50,852[1]  12%
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station Corio towards Southern Cross Geelong line North Geelong towards Geelong or Waurn Ponds Lara towards Southern Cross Warrnambool line Weekends only North Geelong towards Warrnambool Preceding station Journey Beyond Following station Ararat towards Adelaide The Overland Melbourne Terminus
Location North Shore Location within Victoria

North Shore railway station is a regional railway station on the Warrnambool line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the northern suburb of North Shore, in Geelong Victoria, Australia. North Shore station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring three platforms, a standard gauge side platform at Platform 3 and V/Line railway services on island platform at Platforms 1 and 2. It opened on 15 April 1895, with the current station provided in 1991.^[2]

This station was renamed two times. When it was initially opened in 1895, it was named North Shore. It was renamed to Corio on 27 September 1909 before being renamed back to North Shore on 1 December 1913.^[2]

North Shore is the junction for the Western standard gauge line to Adelaide and the Warrnambool line.