The Geelong line is a regional passenger rail service operated by V/Line in Victoria, Australia. It serves passengers between state capital Melbourne and the regional city of Geelong.
Geelong
Various V/Line trains wait at Geelong station for departure.
In February 1959, the line from North Geelong to Corio was duplicated.[5][6] The line from Werribee to Little River was duplicated in October 1970. In June 1981, the line to Lara was duplicated and the platform at Lara converted into an island platform, while the Little River station got a second platform.[5]
There have long been calls to electrify the line, but plans were put on hold by the State Government in 2002,[8] with diesel locomotives and railcars utilised instead. Train services between Melbourne and Geelong received a government-funded upgrade under the Regional Fast Rail project between 2004 and 2005, with new high-speed VLocity railcars manufactured by Bombardier in Dandenong entering service to Geelong in early 2006.[9]
Prior to the opening of the Regional Rail Link, services ran every 20 minutes during weekdays and hourly later at night, with more frequent services during peak. Services operated every 40 minutes on weekends.[10] In December 2013, after the opening of the first section of Regional Rail Link between Southern Cross and South Kensington, Geelong trains could no longer stop at North Melbourne.[11] From 21 June 2015, Geelong trains commenced running via the Deer Park–West Werribee line, no longer using the original line via Werribee and Newport.[12]
Regional Rail RevivalEdit
As part of stage 1 of Western Rail Plan's Geelong Fast Rail, a new dedicated express track for Geelong services between Werribee and Laverton is being planned. Construction will begin in 2023. It is planned that Geelong services will resume running via the Werribee line when the project is completed. Some Geelong services will continue to run on the existing Sunshine corridor (Regional Rail Link) to allow connections to the Melbourne Airport rail link.[13] The final service plan of Geelong services will be announced at a later date.[14]
Services on the Geelong line operate to a variety of stopping patterns during the weekday peak, with a frequency of from 6 to 36 minutes, depending on the station. Services may originate or terminate at Wyndham Vale, Geelong, South Geelong, Marshall or Waurn Ponds.
Outside the peak period, services operate to a 20-minute frequency, alternating between two stopping patterns:
to or from Waurn Ponds, skipping Corio, Little River, Ardeer and stations between Sunshine, Footscray and Southern Cross – stopping all other stations.
to or from South Geelong, skipping North Shore, Ardeer and stations between Sunshine, Footscray and Southern Cross – stopping all other stations.
During the weekends, services operate to a 40-minute frequency, with the vast majority originating and terminating at Waurn Ponds. These services skip Ardeer, and stations between Sunshine, Footscray and Southern Cross. Some services are filled by Warrnambool line services, which operates to different stopping patterns.
Almost all services are run using VLocity railcars, although a few services are still operated by locomotive-hauled N-classcarriages. 70-year-old S-class carriages were used until 2010.[15]
PerformanceEdit
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.[16] The poor performance of V/Line was well documented in the local Geelong press.[17] Recurring issues on the line included poor communication,[18] commuters worried about losing their jobs in Melbourne due to delays[19] and overcrowding.[20]
^Lara, Corio, North Shore 28 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine Victorian Station Histories
^"New $26 million Grovedale station a boost for public transport in Geelong". Premier of Victoria. 26 April 2013. from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
^. Minister for Transport. 4 April 2002. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012.
^. 3 February 2006. Archived from the original on 10 November 2007. Retrieved 20 December 2006.
^Stephen Moynihan (5 May 2007). "The Age – 'Network hits 50-year high as commuters crowd on'". The Age. Melbourne. from the original on 21 August 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2007.
^(PDF). Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
^. economicdevelopment.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
^"Faster Services For Geelong On The Way". Premier of Victoria. 21 November 2020. from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
^"Geelong Fast Rail – About the project – Stage 1: Werribee to Newport". Victoria's Big Build – Rail Projects Victoria. from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
^Oates, Alex (17 July 2010). . Geelong Advertiser. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
^"V/Line misses targets on Geelong line". Geelong Advertiser. 17 June 2010. from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
^. Geelong Advertiser. 23 August 2010. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012.
^"V/Line passengers rail against bosses". Geelong Advertiser. 22 April 2010. from the original on 28 April 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
^"Late trains keep commuters away from home: Mulder". Geelong Advertiser. 22 March 2010. from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
^"Train seating report blasted". Geelong Advertiser. 3 June 2010. from the original on 12 September 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
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This article is about the V Line service For the physical railway itself see Warrnambool railway line The Geelong line is a regional passenger rail service operated by V Line in Victoria Australia It serves passengers between state capital Melbourne and the regional city of Geelong GeelongVarious V Line trains wait at Geelong station for departure OverviewService typeRegional railSystemVictorian railway networkStatusOperationalLocaleVictoria AustraliaPredecessorGeelong Flier 1926 1927 The Flyer 1927 c 1967 The Flyer c 1967 outbound extended to Port FairyFirst service25 June 1957 66 years ago 1957 06 25 Current operator s V LineFormer operator s Geelong and Melbourne Railway G amp MR 1857 1860 Victorian Railways VR 1860 1974 VR as VicRail 1974 1983 STA V Line 1983 1989 PTC V Line 1989 1995 PTC V Line Passenger 1995 1998 V Line Passenger 1998 2010 Annual ridership7 62 million 2016 17 1 WebsiteV Line Geelong on TwitterRouteTerminiSouthern CrossWaurn PondsStops15Distance travelled93 0 km 57 8 mi Average journey time1 hours 19 minutesService frequency6 26 minutes weekdays peak 20 minutes weekdays off peak 40 minutes at Waurn Ponds Marshall North Shore Corio and Little River 40 minutes weekends some services provided by Warrnambool services Line s usedServiceton Deer Park West Werribee Port FairyOn board servicesClass es EconomyDisabled accessYesCatering facilitiesNoBaggage facilitiesLimitedTechnicalRolling stockVLocity Sprinter N class and H set or N set 2 Track gauge1 600 mm 5 ft 3 in Track owner s VicTrackRoute mapLegendh mm km zone0 00 0 0 Southern Cross 10 08 5 6 Footscray 10 13 12 3 Sunshine 1 20 18 17 9 Deer Park 20 27 29 5 Tarneit0 33 40 3 Wyndham Vale0 41 55 7 Little River 20 47 65 6 Lara 2 3 40 52 72 1 Corio 3 40 55 75 3 North Shore 0 59 78 1 North Geelong 3 41 03 80 7 Geelong 41 08 82 5 South Geelong1 13 87 7 Marshall1 19 93 0 Waurn Ponds 4Warrnambool serviceto Warrnamboolh mm km zoneThis diagram viewtalkeditAccording to V Line it carries more passengers than any other regional rail line in Australia 3 Contents 1 History 1 1 Regional Rail Revival 2 Services 3 Performance 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditV Line commuter services from Melbourne to Geelong once terminated at Geelong station Some were extended to the existing South Geelong station in 1968 to the re built Marshall station in 2005 and to the new Waurn Ponds station in 2014 4 In February 1959 the line from North Geelong to Corio was duplicated 5 6 The line from Werribee to Little River was duplicated in October 1970 In June 1981 the line to Lara was duplicated and the platform at Lara converted into an island platform while the Little River station got a second platform 5 Construction of Waurn Ponds railway station was completed in 2014 and opened on 12 October extending Geelong line services to Waurn Ponds 7 There have long been calls to electrify the line but plans were put on hold by the State Government in 2002 8 with diesel locomotives and railcars utilised instead Train services between Melbourne and Geelong received a government funded upgrade under the Regional Fast Rail project between 2004 and 2005 with new high speed VLocity railcars manufactured by Bombardier in Dandenong entering service to Geelong in early 2006 9 Prior to the opening of the Regional Rail Link services ran every 20 minutes during weekdays and hourly later at night with more frequent services during peak Services operated every 40 minutes on weekends 10 In December 2013 after the opening of the first section of Regional Rail Link between Southern Cross and South Kensington Geelong trains could no longer stop at North Melbourne 11 From 21 June 2015 Geelong trains commenced running via the Deer Park West Werribee line no longer using the original line via Werribee and Newport 12 Regional Rail Revival Edit As part of stage 1 of Western Rail Plan s Geelong Fast Rail a new dedicated express track for Geelong services between Werribee and Laverton is being planned Construction will begin in 2023 It is planned that Geelong services will resume running via the Werribee line when the project is completed Some Geelong services will continue to run on the existing Sunshine corridor Regional Rail Link to allow connections to the Melbourne Airport rail link 13 The final service plan of Geelong services will be announced at a later date 14 Services Edit nbsp The twin broad gauge and parallel single standard gauge tracks near Lara nbsp V Line VLocity train near Little RiverServices on the Geelong line operate to a variety of stopping patterns during the weekday peak with a frequency of from 6 to 36 minutes depending on the station Services may originate or terminate at Wyndham Vale Geelong South Geelong Marshall or Waurn Ponds Outside the peak period services operate to a 20 minute frequency alternating between two stopping patterns to or from Waurn Ponds skipping Corio Little River Ardeer and stations between Sunshine Footscray and Southern Cross stopping all other stations to or from South Geelong skipping North Shore Ardeer and stations between Sunshine Footscray and Southern Cross stopping all other stations During the weekends services operate to a 40 minute frequency with the vast majority originating and terminating at Waurn Ponds These services skip Ardeer and stations between Sunshine Footscray and Southern Cross Some services are filled by Warrnambool line services which operates to different stopping patterns Almost all services are run using VLocity railcars although a few services are still operated by locomotive hauled N class carriages 70 year old S class carriages were used until 2010 15 Performance EditIn 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 16 The poor performance of V Line was well documented in the local Geelong press 17 Recurring issues on the line included poor communication 18 commuters worried about losing their jobs in Melbourne due to delays 19 and overcrowding 20 Since the opening of the Regional Rail Link in 2015 punctuality has generally improved citation needed See also EditGeelong and Melbourne Railway Company V LineReferences Edit Annual Report 2016 17 V Line Corporation June 2017 p 14 Archived from the original on 15 March 2018 Retrieved 1 February 2018 Passenger Schedules South Western Down Network service plan V Line Corporation 10 December 2017 Archived from the original on 3 February 2018 Retrieved 1 February 2018 http www vline com au community home howbusy html permanent dead link New V Line timetable Waurn Ponds and Epsom stations open Railway Digest December 2014 p 21 a b Corio Station Archived 20 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine Rail Geelong Lara Corio North Shore Archived 28 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine Victorian Station Histories New 26 million Grovedale station a boost for public transport in Geelong Premier of Victoria 26 April 2013 Archived from the original on 14 May 2014 Retrieved 15 July 2014 Electrification of the Geelong rail line not to proceed at this stage Minister for Transport 4 April 2002 Archived from the original on 7 February 2012 V Line First VLocity Services to Geelong 3 February 2006 Archived from the original on 10 November 2007 Retrieved 20 December 2006 Stephen Moynihan 5 May 2007 The Age Network hits 50 year high as commuters crowd on The Age Melbourne Archived from the original on 21 August 2007 Retrieved 25 May 2007 Changes to Geelong line services from Sunday 22 December 2013 PDF Public Transport Victoria Archived from the original PDF on 13 April 2014 Retrieved 15 July 2014 Regional Rail Link economicdevelopment vic gov au Archived from the original on 27 December 2015 Retrieved 24 June 2015 Faster Services For Geelong On The Way Premier of Victoria 21 November 2020 Archived from the original on 13 February 2022 Retrieved 13 February 2022 Geelong Fast Rail About the project Stage 1 Werribee to Newport Victoria s Big Build Rail Projects Victoria Archived from the original on 13 February 2022 Retrieved 13 February 2022 Oates Alex 17 July 2010 Notorious old 4 55pm train to be replaced Geelong Advertiser Archived from the original on 15 April 2012 Retrieved 15 July 2014 V Line misses targets on Geelong line Geelong Advertiser 17 June 2010 Archived from the original on 18 August 2010 Retrieved 26 August 2010 Taking the work train with trepidation Geelong Advertiser 23 August 2010 Archived from the original on 11 October 2012 V Line passengers rail against bosses Geelong Advertiser 22 April 2010 Archived from the original on 28 April 2010 Retrieved 6 September 2010 Late trains keep commuters away from home Mulder Geelong Advertiser 22 March 2010 Archived from the original on 12 October 2012 Retrieved 6 September 2010 Train seating report blasted Geelong Advertiser 3 June 2010 Archived from the original on 12 September 2010 Retrieved 6 September 2010 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