Warrnambool railway line

Warrnambool railway line
The twin broad gauge and single standard gauge tracks near Lara
The twin broad gauge and single standard gauge tracks near Lara, 2006
Overview
Other name(s)
  • Port Fairy railway line
  • Dennington railway line
  • South West railway line
Status
Owner
LocaleVictoria, Australia
Termini
Connecting lines
Former connections
Stations
  • 29 current stations
  • 41 former stations
  • 8 sidings
  • 15 former sidings
Service
TypeFormer Victorian regional service
ServicesGeelong Warrnambool Werribee Williamstown
Operator(s)
History
Commenced25 June 1857 (1857-06-25)
Opened
  • Greenwich to Geelong on 25 June 1857 (1857-06-25)
  • Southern Cross to Newport on 17 January 1859 (1859-01-17)
  • Geelong to Winchelsea on 25 November 1876 (1876-11-25)
  • Winchelsea to Birregurra on 13 March 1877 (1877-03-13)
  • Birregurra to Colac on 27 July 1877 (1877-07-27)
  • Colac to Camperdown on 2 July 1883 (1883-07-02)
  • Camperdown to Terang on 23 April 1887 (1887-04-23)
  • Terang to Port Fairy on 4 February 1890 (1890-02-04)
Completed4 February 1890 (1890-02-04)
Electrified
  • Flinders Street to North Melbourne on 28 May 1919 (1919-05-28)
  • North Melbourne to Altona junction on 2 August 1920 (1920-08-02)
  • Altona junction to Werribee on 27 November 1983 (1983-11-27)
Closed
  • Newport to Greenwich on 18 July 1857 (1857-07-18)
  • Dennington to Port Fairy on 12 September 1977 (1977-09-12)
Technical
Line length298.486 km (185.471 mi)
Number of tracks
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification1500 V DC overhead Southern Cross to Werribee
Operating speed160 km/h (99 mph)
Signalling
  • Automatic block signaling: Southern Cross to Altona Junction
  • Automatic and Track Control: Altona Junction to North Geelong
  • Automatic block signaling: North Geelong to Geelong
  • Track Block: Geelong to Waurn Ponds
  • Automatic and Track Control: Waurn Ponds to Warrnambool
Route map

km
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Multiple lines
via Richmond or Jolimont
1.2
Flinders Street
Parliament
Melbourne Central
Melbourne Central railway station#Transport linksMelbourne Central railway station#Transport links
Flagstaff
Flagstaff railway station#Transport links
0.0
Southern Cross
LowerRight arrow
2.9
North Melbourne
3.1
Dynon Road
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3.7
3.7
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LowerRight arrow
3.5
South Kensington
Metro section
(Werribee Line)
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Melbourne Metro Tunnel
to Caulfield
(under construction)
Saltwater River
(demolished)
5.5
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Maribyrnong line
to Maribyrnong River Terminal
(dismantled)
6.6
Hopkins Street
6.9
Footscray
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Multiple lines
via Sunshine
Footscray (Suburban)
(demolished)
6.0
Napier Street
6.6
Seddon
7.3
Somerville Road
7.5
Yarraville
Yarraville railway station#Transport links
8.1
Francis Street (Docklands Highway)
8.3
8.6
9.2
Spotswood
ANZAC & Goninans Sidings (was Spotswood Workshops)
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10.6
Newport
10.7
Melbourne Road
Greenwich
(demolished)
Newport Workshops | Garden Platform
Freezing Works Siding
(demolished)
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Altona line
to Laverton
Williamstown Racecourse (1st)
(demolished)
13.4
Metro Infrastructure Works Siding
13.5
SEC Siding
13.7
Hatherley
(demolished)
14.1
Paisley
(closed)
14.3
Millers Road
15.2
Australian Carbon Black Siding
CRT Siding
15.3
15.5
BP Platform & Sidings
(demolished)
15.8
Kororoit Creek Road
17.7
Maidstone Street
(Removing by 2030)
18.0
Galvin
(demolished)
SCT Siding
UpperRight arrow
Altona line
to Newport
20.6
21.0
Laverton
Laverton railway station, Melbourne#Transport links
22.2
Aircraft
Aircraft railway station#Transport links
23.3
Palmers Road
23.5
Williams Landing
Williams Landing railway station#Transport links
24.5
Forsyth Road
25.7
27.7
Hoppers Crossing
Hoppers Crossing railway station#Transport links
31.7
Werribee
Werribee railway station#Transport links
31.9
32.3
end of overhead
33.7
Werribee Racecourse
(closed)
34.4
end of Metro area
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Geelong section
39.6
Manor
(demolished)
41.0
Mambourin
(demolished)
47.6
Little River
47.8
57.5
Lara
Lara railway station#Transport links
61.2
Elders IXL Siding
(closed)
61.9
62.8
Geelong Grammar Siding
(demolished)
63.9
Corio
65.3
Distillers Siding
(demolished)
67.2
North Shore
68.1
Harbour Trust Sidings
Left arrow
68.8
69.9
North Geelong Yard
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Geelong–Ballarat line to Ballarat &
Fyansford line to APC Fyansford (dismantled)
70.0
North Geelong
North Geelong railway station#Transport links
71.1
Church Street (Midland Highway)
Geelong Locomotive Depot
72.0
Latrobe Terrace (Princes Highway)
Cunningham Pier
(dismantled)
72.6
Geelong
72.9
Geelong Tunnel
74.4
South Geelong
South Geelong railway station#Transport links
Right arrow
76.9
Geelong Racecourse (2nd)
(demolished)
77.7
Breakwater
(demolished)
79.6
Marshall
Marshall railway station#Transport links
Geelong Racecourse (1st)
(demolished)
81.8
Grovedale
(demolished)
84.5
Duneed
(demolished)
84.9
Waurn Ponds
88.3
Waurn Ponds Cement Siding
(closed)
88.9
Waurn Ponds Stabling Sidings
Warrnambool section
90.5
Pettavel
(demolished)
96.7
Moriac
(demolished)
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103.8
Buckley
(demolished)
108.8
113.7
Winchelsea
123.5
Armytage
(demolished)
128.6
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Forrest line
to Forrest
(dismantled)
134.3
Birregurra
139.8
139.9
Warncoort
(demolished)
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147.7
Irrewarra
(demolished)
149.9
CRB Siding
(demolished)
150.9
Shell Oil Company
(demolished)
151.5
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Crowes line
to Crowes
(dismantled)
153.4
Colac
Colac railway station#Transport links
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Alvie line
to Alvie
(dismantled)
161.2
Larpent
(demolished)
168.3
Pirron Yallock
(closed)
178.4
Stoneyford
(demolished)
182.9
Pomborneit
(demolished)
189.5
Weerite
(demolished)
198.5
Camperdown
Camperdown railway station#Transport links
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Timboon line
to Timboon
(dismantled)
211.0
Boorcan
(demolished)
213.8
220.8
Terang
Terang railway station#Transport links
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Mortlake line
to Mortlake
(dismantled)
232.5
Garvoc
(demolished)
242.7
Panmure
(demolished)
249.6
Cudgee
(demolished)
255.9
Allansford
(demolished)
261.4
Sherwood Park
Sherwood Park railway station#Transport links
264.8
Warrnambool Caltex Oil Sidings
(demolished)
Warrnambool Pier
(demolished)
267.3
Warrnambool
Warrnambool railway station#Transport linksWarrnambool railway station#Transport links
269.0
Briquette Siding
(closed)
270.0
Westvic Siding
272.0
Dennington
(demolished)
276.8
Illowa
(demolished)
283.3
Koroit
(closed)
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285.9
Crossley
(demolished)
287.9
Kirkstall
(demolished)
291.9
Moyne
(demolished)
296.4
Rosebrook
(demolished)
298.5
Port Fairy
(demolished)
Port Fairy Wharf
(demolished)
km

The Warrnambool railway line is a railway serving the south west of Victoria, Australia. Running from the western Melbourne suburb of Newport through the cities of Geelong and Warrnambool, the line once terminated at the coastal town of Port Fairy before being truncated to Dennington (just west of Warrnambool). This closed section of line has been converted into the 37 km long Port Fairy to Warrnambool Rail Trail. The line continues to see both passenger and freight services today.