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The Warrnambool line is a long-distance regional rail service in Victoria, Australia.Operated by V/Line, it is the state's fourth longest railway line at 267.3 kilometres (166.1 mi).
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.
V/Line is a statutory authority that operates regional passenger rail and coach services in the Australian state of Victoria.It provides passenger train services on five commuter routes and eight long-distance services from its major hub at Southern Cross railway station in Melbourne.
The Albury-Wodonga line was formerly the only broad gauge line operated by V/Line to cross the border into New South Wales, with the primary terminus being located in the New South Wales town of Albury. In 2008 the broad gauge line closed for conversion, with this completed in 2011.
As part of those works, the railway line between Waurn Ponds and South Geelong is being duplicated, [9] as well as the construction of a new maintenance and stabling facility. [10] Major works at the station were completed in January 2022, [ 11 ] with all station upgrades, including the second platform, in use by 31 May of that year.
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:
This is a route-map template for the Warrnambool V/Line rail service, a V/Line service in Victoria, Australia.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
When Camperdown station opened, it was the terminus of the line from Colac. On 23 April 1887, the line was extended to Terang. [1] [2] The station was once the junction for the Timboon line, which branched off at the western or down end of the station. [2] All signalling and safeworking equipment at the junction had been abolished by September ...