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Distance travelled: 267.3 km (166.1 mi) Average journey time: 3 hours 37 minutes ... The line to Geelong was originally built by the Geelong and Melbourne Railway ...
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 ]
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 ...
Distance: 67.17 kilometres from Southern Cross: Platforms: 3 (1 island, 1 side) ... connects the Melbourne – Geelong and Geelong – Ballarat lines. [10] Platforms ...
The western section (also known as Princes Freeway West or Geelong Road) starts at Corio, in the northern suburbs of Geelong and heads north-east as a six-lane dual-carriageway freeway, widening to eight lanes east of Werribee, and ends at the West Gate Interchange in Laverton, where the Western Ring Road and the old Geelong Road can be accessed by off-ramps.
Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company stated that the line was an urgent need due to the rapidly increasing population rate in Melbourne (120%), Geelong (300%) in 5 years. [8] The sum of the two towns population was 31,444. [ 8 ]
The alphanumeric Statewide Route Numbering Scheme, introduced in the 1990s, has replaced the previous scheme outside Melbourne, and some routes within Melbourne. It consists of alphanumeric routes, which are a one-to-three digit number prefixed with a letter – M, A, B, or C – that denotes the grade and importance of the road.
The first railway line from Melbourne to Ballarat was via Geelong. Construction of the Geelong–Ballarat railway line began in 1858 and took nearly four years to complete, employing up to 3,000 men and costing approximately £1.5 million. The line officially opened in 1862, with the first train running on the 10th of April.