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In the late 2000s and early 2010s, trains on the Geelong – Melbourne corridor were chronically late. As of March 2010, trains had officially run late for 44 consecutive months on the line. [ 10 ] The poor performance of V/Line was well documented in the local Geelong press. [ 11 ]
Southern Cross station the hub of regional rail passenger services The Victorian rail network. V/Line is the operator of regional rail services in the Australian state of Victoria. [1] The stations are located on 13 passenger train lines, which all operate from Southern Cross station in Melbourne. Stations listed in bold are terminus stations.
Geelong railway station is a regional railway station on the Warrnambool line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the city of the same name , in Victoria, Australia. The original station opened on 1 November 1856.
Also in late 1855, four miles of the permanent line from Cowies Creek station to Geelong station was completed and the accommodation at the terminus were almost finished the building process. [23] On the southern side [24] of the line, ten miles of earthwork was completed, which was from Geelong station and Duck Ponds, and ready for trial. [23]
The first inter-capital link between Melbourne and South Australia was completed in 1887 when the Victorian Railways line was extended to Serviceton on the state border. [1] Known as the Serviceton line, it passed westward from Melbourne through Geelong, Ballarat, Ararat, Stawell, Horsham and Dimboola. In 1889, the direct Melbourne–Ballarat ...
On the return, the train named The Flier departed Geelong at 5:08 pm and ran express to Spencer Street Station, arriving 6:05 pm. [6] There was no train from Port Fairy scheduled to form it, but the 3:05 pm Melbourne-bound train from Port Fairy (2:50 pm on Saturdays) had a similar stopping pattern from Port Fairy to Geelong to that of The Flier ...
The high-speed service would entail a 32-minute journey between Geelong and Melbourne. [23] Daniel Bowen, spokesman for the Public Transport Users Association, said the high-speed train project would boost regional development, and relieve overcrowding and delays on citybound trains from the west. The Andrews state government gave $50 million ...
The Geelong line provides passenger services to Melbourne in the off-peak with trains departing Geelong every 20 minutes on weekdays, with more frequent services at peak times. According to V/Line, the Geelong line carries more passengers than any other regional rail line in Australia. [181]