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North Geelong railway station
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.[2][3] Initially opened as West Geelong, the station was given its current name on 1 January 1886.[2] The station is the junction of the Geelong–Ballarat and Warrnambool lines. The North Geelong rail yards are north of the station. HistoryAfter a rearrangement of the Ballarat line junction in 1907, the platform on the west side was removed, and all trains used the one platform.[4] A further reorganisation in 1920 saw the second platform restored.[5] 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.[6] In 1976, both platforms were extended by over 60 metres, and the platforms and platform facings were renewed in 1979.[7] 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.[3] 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.[8][9] Platforms and servicesNorth Geelong has two side platforms and is served by V/Line Geelong line and selected Warrnambool line trains.[10][11] Platform 1:
Platform 2:
Transport linksCDC Geelong operates two bus routes via North Geelong station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
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