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
LocationStation Street,
North Shore, Victoria 3214
City of Greater Geelong
Australia
Coordinates38°05′53″S 144°21′56″E / 38.0981°S 144.3655°E / -38.0981; 144.3655
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)
Distance67.17 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks7
Train operatorsV/Line
Journey Beyond
ConnectionsRegional bus Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeNSH
Fare zoneMyki Zone 3/4 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened15 April 1895; 129 years ago (1895-04-15)
Rebuilt8 February 1959
1991
Previous namesCorio (1909-1913)
Pivot (proposed)
Passengers
2013-201434,237[1]
2014-201538,363[1]Increase 12.05%
2015-201645,401[1]Increase 18.34%
2016-201750,852[1]Increase 12%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Corio Geelong line North Geelong
towards Geelong or Waurn Ponds
Lara Warrnambool line
Weekends only
North Geelong
towards Warrnambool
Preceding station Journey Beyond Following station
Ararat
towards Adelaide
The Overland Melbourne
Terminus
Location
North Shore is located in Victoria
North Shore
North Shore
Location within Victoria

North Shore railway station is a regional railway station on the Warrnambool line, which is part of the Regional railway network. It serves the northern Geelong suburbs of North Shore and Norlane, in Victoria, Australia. North Shore station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. 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 been renamed back to North Shore on 1 December 1913.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d "Station Patronage Data 2013-2018". Philip Mallis. Transport for Victoria. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b North Shore Vicsig