Waurn Ponds railway station

Waurn Ponds
PTV regional rail station
Eastbound view from Platform 1, with the soon-to-be-completed Platform 2 and adjacent new track, April 2022
General information
LocationSugargum Drive,
Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216
City of Greater Geelong
Australia
Coordinates38°12′39.88″S 144°20′19.23″E / 38.2110778°S 144.3386750°E / -38.2110778; 144.3386750
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Geelong Warrnambool
(Port Fairy)
Distance84.90 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsRegional bus Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, staffed
Station codeWPD
Fare zoneMyki Zone 4
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened12 October 2014; 9 years ago (2014-10-12)
Rebuilt31 May 2022[1]
Previous namesGrovedale (provisionally)
Passengers
2014-201584,323[2]
2015-2016179,836[2] Increase 113.09%
2016-2017225,053[2] Increase 25.69%
Services
To Melbourne: Approximately every 40 minutes.
To Warrnambool: 5 services on weekdays and 3 on weekends
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Marshall
towards Southern Cross
 Geelong line Terminus
Warrnambool line
Limited service
 Winchelsea
towards Warrnambool
Geelong
towards Southern Cross
 Warrnambool line
Most weekday services
Location
Waurn Ponds is located in Victoria
Waurn Ponds
Waurn Ponds
Location within Victoria

Waurn Ponds railway station is located on the Warrnambool line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the southern Geelong suburb of the same name, and opened on 12 October 2014.[3]

  1. ^ Now arriving at Waurn Ponds Station Archived 24 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine - Victoria's Big Build
  2. ^ a b c "Station Patronage Data 2013-2018". Philip Mallis. Transport for Victoria. 13 February 2019. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  3. ^ Waurn Ponds Archived 21 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine Vicsig