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The Warrnambool line forms a somewhat curved route from the Melbourne central business district to its terminus. The route is 267.3 kilometres (166.1 mi) long and is doubled tracked up until Waurn Ponds where it narrows to one track. Exiting the city, the Warrnambool line traverses somewhat flat country.
This line is now closed beyond Warrnambool, [7] with the last train leaving Port Fairy on 10 September 1977, hauled by B75, with the line officially closing on 12 September 1977. [8] A branch line was built from Koroit (between Warrnambool and Port Fairy) to Hamilton (on the Ararat – Portland railway), via Penshurst, in 1890.
The Melbourne railway network comprises 17 railway lines organised into six groups and is operated by Metro Trains Melbourne. The first section of the network opened in 1854, making the Melbourne metropolitan rail network the oldest rail system in Australia. Most of the network is above ground, with the main underground section being the City ...
Geelong has one island platform with two faces, and one side platform, and is served by V/Line Geelong and Warrnambool line trains. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] Prior to the opening of the Regional Rail Link in 2015, almost all trains used Platform 1, and Platforms 2 and 3 were only used if Platform 1 was occupied:
Although Thomas Cook Group plc ceased publication in 2013, the Thomas Cook European Rail Timetable was revived by a new company in early 2014 as simply the European Rail Timetable. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] From 1981 to 2010, Cook also produced a similar bi-monthly Overseas volume covering the rest of the world, [ 3 ] and some of that content was moved into ...
From mid-1993 to 31 August 2004, the Warrnambool service was operated by the now-defunct West Coast Railway. Continues from the Geelong line service. Winchelsea; Birregurra; Colac; Camperdown; Terang; Sherwood Park; Warrnambool; These trains also connect with coach services to Port Fairy, Portland and Mount Gambier.
In 2020, the State Government announced an upgrade to the station, as part of the Regional Rail Revival project. [8] The project included the construction of a new platform to the south of the existing platform, a new pedestrian overpass , an upgraded car park and upgraded lighting and CCTV . [ 8 ]
The Werribee line is a commuter railway line in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. [1] Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, it is the city's ninth longest metropolitan railway line at 32.9 kilometres (20.4 mi).