North Geelong railway station is located on the Warrnambool line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Geelong suburb of North Geelong, and opened on 1 August 1883 as West Geelong. It was renamed North Geelong on 1 January 1886.[2][3]

North Geelong
PTV regional rail station
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 (Waurn Ponds) Warrnambool
Distance	69.98 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	486
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	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; 139 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 Waurn Ponds Geelong Terminus Warrnambool line Weekends only Geelong towards Warrnambool

The station is located on the Geelong side of the junction of the Ballarat and Melbourne lines. The North Geelong rail yards are located north of the station.

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 adjacent to 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, then one of the few remaining mechanical signal boxes in Victoria, was abolished, and a project begun to automatically signal the lines it formerly controlled.[8][9]

Platforms and services

North Geelong has two side platforms. It is served by V/Line Geelong line and some 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  two weekend services to Warrnambool

Transport links

CDC Geelong operates two routes via North Geelong station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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

References

External links

• Victorian Railway Stations gallery