Colac railway station

Colac

Westbound view in June 2008
Location Railway Street, Colac
Coordinates 38°20′36″S 143°35′13″E / 38.3433°S 143.5869°E / -38.3433; 143.5869Coordinates: 38°20′36″S 143°35′13″E / 38.3433°S 143.5869°E / -38.3433; 143.5869
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by V/Line
Line(s) Port Fairy
Distance 153.40 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms 1
Tracks 3
Construction
Structure type Ground
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Staffed
Station code COL
Fare zone Myki zone 11
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened 27 July 1877
Services
Preceding station   V/Line   Following station
Warrnambool line
toward Warrnambool

Colac railway station is located on the Port Fairy line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Colac opening on 27 July 1877 as the terminus of the line from Birregurra. On 2 July 1883, the line was extended to Camperdown.[1][2]

Goods facilities included a brick goods shed, and a steel shelter provided with the freight gate during the 1980s. In 2008 the points for the crossing loop were removed.[2]

Former branch line

Colac was the interchange with the 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge Crowes line. This line was built in the early 1900s to service the farming and timber harvesting areas in the Otway Ranges. The line was built in two stages, with the first to Beech Forest opened on 1 March 1902 and the second to Crowes on 20 June 1911. The line was closed in sections, Ferguson to Crowes on 9 December 1954, followed by a reopening to Weeaproinah on 19 January 1955 and full closure on 30 June 1962.[3]

Platforms & services

Colac has one platform. It is serviced by V/Line Warrnambool line services.[4]

Platform 1:

References

  1. ↑ Colac Vicsig
  2. 1 2 Colac Station Rail Geelong
  3. ↑ Norman Houghton. "Colac-Beech Forest-Crowes Railway Conservation Management Plan" (PDF). Colac–Otway Shire. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
  4. ↑ Warrnambool - Melbourne via Colac Public Transport Victoria

External links

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