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]

North Geelong
PTV regional rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2, August 2023
General information
Location	Princes Highway, North Geelong, Victoria 3215 City of Greater Geelong Australia
Coordinates	38°07′20″S 144°21′09″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	Geelong Warrnambool (Warrnambool)
Distance	69.98 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	486
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, staffed part-time
Station code	NOG
Fare zone	Myki Zone 3/4 overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 August 1883; 142 years ago (1883-08-01)
Rebuilt	8 August 1990 2008
Previous names	West Geelong (1883-1885)
Passengers
2013-2014	267,572[1]
2014-2015	276,464[1]  3.32%
2015-2016	295,937[1]  7.04%
2016-2017	308,516[1]  4.25%
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station North Shore towards Southern Cross Geelong line Geelong towards South Geelong or Waurn Ponds Geelong Terminus Warrnambool line Weekends only Geelong towards Warrnambool Footscray One-way operation Warrnambool line 1 weekday evening service
Location North Geelong Location within Victoria

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.

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.^[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 services

North Geelong has two side platforms and is served by V/Line Geelong line and selected Warrnambool line trains.^[10][11]

Platform 1:

•  Geelong line  services to Southern Cross
•  Warrnambool line  weekend services to Southern Cross

Platform 2:

•  Geelong line  services to Geelong, South Geelong, Marshall and Waurn Ponds
•  Warrnambool line  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:

•  20 : Geelong station – Corio Shopping Centre^[12]
•  24 : to Geelong station^[13]