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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.
It is common for a trains to be in all three platforms e.g.: Platform 1: Down Waurn Ponds service Platform 2: Up service, stopping all stations Platform 3: Up express service from Warrnambool Platform 1: Geelong line services to South Geelong, Marshall, Waurn Ponds and Southern Cross Warrnambool line services to Warrnambool and Southern Cross
Warrnambool goods train: carries containerised goods, primarily milk powder, aluminium ingots and refrigerated meat, from Dennington to Dynon for export from the Port of Melbourne. Mildura Fruit Flyer goods train: carries containerised goods, primarily agricultural produce, from Merbein to Dynon for export from the Port of Melbourne.
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.
Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, it is the city's ninth longest metropolitan railway line at 32.9 kilometres (20.4 mi). The line runs from Flinders Street station in central Melbourne to Werribee station in the south-west, serving 17 stations via Footscray , Newport , and Altona . [ 2 ]
Marshall railway station is a regional railway station on the Warrnambool line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the southern suburb of Marshall , in Geelong , Victoria, Australia. Marshall station is a ground level premium station, featuring two side platforms, connected by an accessible footbridge and concourse.
Waurn Ponds has two side platforms and is served by V/Line Geelong and Warrnambool line trains. [15] [16] Platform 1: Geelong line services to Southern Cross Warrnambool line services to Warrnambool and Southern Cross; Platform 2: Geelong line services to Southern Cross Warrnambool line services to Warrnambool and Southern Cross