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 a regional railway station on the Warrnambool line, which is part of the Regional 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 on the Geelong side of the junction of the Ballarat and Melbourne lines. The North Geelong rail yards are north of the station.