North Geelong railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in Geelong, Victoria, Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox station
| name = North Geelong
| type = PTV regional rail station
| style = V/Line
| image = North Geelong Station.jpg
| image_caption = Northbound view from Platform 2, August 2023
| address = Princes Highway,
North Geelong, Victoria 3215
| borough = City of Greater Geelong
| country = Australia
| coordinates = {{coord|-38.1222|144.3524|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:AU-VIC|display=inline,title}}
| map_type = Australia Victoria
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| distance = 69.98 kilometres from
Southern Cross
| line = {{rcb|V/Line|Geelong|croute}} {{rcb|V/Line|Warrnambool|croute}}
(Warrnambool)
| other = {{rint|victoria|reg bus}} Bus
| structure = Ground
| platform = 2 side
| depth =
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| tracks = 2
| parking = 486
| bicycle = Yes
| opened = {{start date and age|1883|08|01|df=y}}
| closed =
| rebuilt = 8 August 1990
2008
| electrified =
| accessible = Yes
| code = NOG
| owned = VicTrack
| operator = V/Line
| zone = Myki Zone 3/4 overlap
| status = Operational, staffed part-time
| former = West Geelong (1883-1885)
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| mpassengers = {{Rail pass box|passengers = 267,572{{cite web |title=Station Patronage Data 2013-2018 |url=https://philipmallis.com/blog/2019/02/14/station-patronage-in-victoria-2013-2018/ |website=Philip Mallis |publisher=Transport for Victoria |accessdate=4 November 2019}} |pass_year = 2013-2014}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 276,464|pass_year = 2014-2015|pass_percent = 3.32}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 295,937|pass_year = 2015-2016|pass_percent = 7.04}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 308,516|pass_year = 2016-2017|pass_percent = 4.25}}
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=V/Line
|line1=Geelong|left1=North Shore|right1=Geelong
|line2=Geelong|left2=North Shore|right2=Geelong|to-right2=Geelong
|line3=Warrnambool|left3=North Shore|right3=Geelong|note-mid3=Weekends only
|line4=Warrnambool|left4=Footscray|right4=Geelong|oneway-left4=yes|note-mid4=1 weekday evening service
}}
| web = [https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/stop/1546 Public Transport Victoria]
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North Geelong railway station is a regional railway station on the Warrnambool line, part of the Victorian railway network and serves the northern Geelong suburb of the same name. The station was opened on 1 August 1883, and the current station building was provided in 1990.[http://www.vicsig.net/infrastructure/location/North-Geelong North Geelong] Vicsig[http://www.railgeelong.com/location/north-geelong North Geelong Station] Rail Geelong
Initially opened as West Geelong, the station was given its current name on 1 January 1886.[http://www.vicsig.net/infrastructure/location/North-Geelong North Geelong] Vicsig
The station is the junction of the Geelong–Ballarat and Warrnambool lines. The North Geelong rail yards are north of the station.
History
After a rearrangement of the Ballarat line junction in 1907, the platform on the west side was removed, and all trains used the one platform.{{cite web |title=North Geelong Signalling Diagram: March 1912 |url=http://www.signaldiagramsandphotos.com/mywebpages/vr/Western_and_South_Western/3%2712.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411191443/http://www.signaldiagramsandphotos.com/mywebpages/vr/Western_and_South_Western/3'12.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 April 2013 |publisher=signaldiagramsandphotos.com |accessdate=2013-03-28}} A further reorganisation in 1920 saw the second platform restored.{{cite web |title=North Geelong Signalling Diagram: September 1934 |url=http://www.signaldiagramsandphotos.com/mywebpages/vr/Western_and_South_Western/18%2734.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411200906/http://www.signaldiagramsandphotos.com/mywebpages/vr/Western_and_South_Western/18'34.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 April 2013 |publisher=signaldiagramsandphotos.com |accessdate=2013-03-28}}
In 1973, the former Victoria Street level crossing, which was at the down (southern) end of the station, was replaced by the Margaret Street overpass and a pedestrian underpass.{{cite magazine |date=May 1973 |title=Way and Works |magazine=Newsrail |publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) |page=92}} In 1976, both platforms were extended by over 60 metres, and the platforms and platform facings were renewed in 1979.{{cite magazine |date=August 1979 |title=Works |magazine=Newsrail |publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) |page=174}} The main station building on Platform 1 was opened on 8 August 1990 and, in 2008, the smaller building on Platform 2 was replaced by a metal shelter.
In January 2019, the North Geelong "C" signal box, one of the few remaining mechanical signal boxes in Victoria, was abolished, and a project was begun to automatically signal the lines it formerly controlled.{{cite journal |title=North Geelong C Signal Box |journal=Newsrail |date=March 2019 |volume=47 |issue=3 |page=69 |publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)}}{{cite web |title=North Geelong C North Geelong C Signal Box (NGC) |url=https://vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure&box=North%20Geelong%20C%20North%20Geelong%20C%20Signal%20Box%20(NGC) |website=Vicsig |access-date=2023-08-01}}
Platforms and services
North Geelong has two side platforms and is served by V/Line Geelong line and selected Warrnambool line trains.[https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/1745 Geelong - Melbourne timetable] Public Transport Victoria[https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/1853 Warrnambool - Melbourne via Colac] Public Transport Victoria
Platform 1:
- {{RouteBox|Geelong line|Geelong V/Line rail service|#{{rcr|V/Line}}|white}} services to Southern Cross
- {{RouteBox|Warrnambool line|Warrnambool V/Line rail service|#{{rcr|V/Line}}|white}} weekend services to Southern Cross
Platform 2:
- {{RouteBox|Geelong line|Geelong V/Line rail service|#{{rcr|V/Line}}|white}} services to Geelong, South Geelong, Marshall and Waurn Ponds
- {{RouteBox|Warrnambool line|Warrnambool V/Line rail service|#{{rcr|V/Line}}|white}} one weekday evening and two weekend services to Warrnambool
Transport links
CDC Geelong operates two bus routes via North Geelong station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- {{color box|ed0277|20|white}}: Geelong station – Corio Shopping Centre[https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/8599/geelong-station-corio-sc/ 20 Geelong Station - Corio SC] Public Transport Victoria
- {{color box|00a54f|24|white}}: to Geelong station[https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/8618/geelong-station-north-geelong-station-via-newtown/ 24 Geelong Station - North Geelong Station via Newtown] Public Transport Victoria
References
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External links
- [http://www.vicrailstations.com/Port_Fairy/North_Geelong/North_Geelong.html Victorian Railway Stations gallery]
{{Public Transport Victoria railway stations|South Western=y|state=collapsed}}
Category:Railway stations in Geelong