Warrnambool railway station

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Warrnambool railway station - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 38°23′06″S 142°28′32″E / 38.3851°S 142.4755°E

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Warrnambool

PTV regional rail station

Heritage station building and entrance, September 2023

General information

Location

Merri Street,
Warrnambool, Victoria 3280
City of Warrnambool
Australia

Coordinates

38°23′06″S 142°28′32″E / 38.3851°S 142.4755°E

Owned by

VicTrack

Operated by

V/Line

Line(s)

Warrnambool (Warrnambool)

Distance

267.30 kilometres from
Southern Cross

Platforms

Tracks

Connections

Bus
Coach

Construction

Structure type

Ground

Parking

Yes

Accessible

Other information

Status

Operational, staffed

Station code

WNB

Fare zone

Myki not available. Paper ticket only.

Website

Public Transport Victoria

History

Opened

4 February 1890; 134 years ago

Original company

West Coast Railway
(19 September 1993 - 31 August 2004)

Services

Five return journeys per weekday to Southern Cross
Three return journeys per weekend to Southern Cross

Preceding station	V/Line			Following station
Sherwood Park towards Southern Cross		Warrnambool line		Terminus

Location
Warrnambool Location within Victoria

Warrnambool railway station is a regional railway station and the terminus of the Warrnambool line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the city of Warrnambool, in Victoria, Australia. Warrnambool station is a ground level premium station, featuring one side platform. It opened on 4 February 1890.^[1]^[2]

It is the southernmost passenger railway station on the Australian mainland that is still in use today. Some lines during the Victorian Railways era, such as the Timboon and Crowes lines, did venture further south however none are in existence today.

Beyond the station, the line continues for a further five kilometres to Dennington, and is used by freight trains.^[3]

History

On 26 April 1988, that section officially changed to being worked as a siding, and the train staff previously used for train movements between Warrnambool and Dennington was abolished.^[4] Beyond Dennington, the line used to continue for a further 37 kilometres to Port Fairy. That section was closed in November 1977.

On 14 July 2008, the siding serving the freight shed at the eastern (up) end of the station was booked out of use, and the track was removed.^[5] The goods shed itself was demolished in August 2018, due to its poor structural condition.^[6]

As part of the Regional Rail Revival project, passenger services on the line are set to increase to five per weekday from 2022, after upgrade works along the line are completed and the commissioning of a passing lane at Boorcan, located between Camperdown and Terang stations.^[7] As part of this project, stabling facilities are also to be upgraded at Warrnambool, to allow VLocity trains to stable.^[7]

Announced as part of a $21.9 million package in the 2022/23 Victorian State Budget, Warrnambool Station, alongside others, will receive accessibility upgrades, the installation of CCTV and platform shelters.^[8] The development process will begin in late 2022 or 2023, with a timeline for the upgrades to be released once construction has begun.

Platforms and services

Warrnambool has one platform. It is serviced by V/Line Warrnambool line services.^[9]

Platform 1:

Warrnambool line services to and from Southern Cross

Transport links

Transit South West operates three routes via Warrnambool station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

1 : Warrnambool – Dennington^[10]
5 : to Warrnambool (loop service via Lake Pertobe)^[11]
6 : Warrnambool – Merrivale^[12]

V/Line operates contracted road coach services from Warrnambool station to:

Geelong station (via the Great Ocean Road)^[13]
Ballarat station (via Ararat and Hamilton)^[14]^[15]
Mount Gambier station (via Koroit, Port Fairy and Portland)^[16]

Gallery

Station building and entrance, September 2008
The train tracks at Warrnambool station, September 2023
The old signalling equipment at the end of the station platform, September 2023
N Class locomotive N458 couples to carriages at Warrnambool.

References

^ Warrnambool Vicsig
^ Warrnambool Station Rail Geelong
^ Dennington Vicsig
^ "Operations". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1988. p. 214.
^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 2008. pp. 278–282.
^ Lewis, Ethan (September 2018). "Observations". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 275.
^ ^a ^b "Warrnambool Line Upgrade: About the project". Victoria's Big Build. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ "Improving transport accessibility across the state". Department of Transport (Victoria). Retrieved 7 September 2022.
^ Warrnambool - Melbourne via Colac Public Transport Victoria
^ 1 Warrnambool - Dennington Public Transport Victoria
^ 5 Warrnambool - Lake Pertobe Loop Public Transport Victoria
^ 6 Warrnambool - Merrivale Public Transport Victoria
^ Warrnambool - Geelong Public Transport Victoria
^ Warrnambool - Ballarat Public Transport Victoria
^ Warrnambool - Ararat Public Transport Victoria
^ Mount Gambier - Warrnambool Public Transport Victoria

Public Transport Victoria railway stations

Metro Trains Melbourne services and stations

Frankston, Werribee & Williamstown
Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein & Glen Waverley
Pakenham & Cranbourne
Sandringham
Mernda & Hurstbridge
Stony Point
Sunbury, Craigieburn & Upfield

V/Line services and stations
South Western (Geelong)	Southern Cross Footscray Sunshine Deer Park Tarneit Tarneit West Wyndham Vale Little River Lara Corio North Shore North Geelong Geelong South Geelong Marshall Waurn Ponds Winchelsea Birregurra Colac Camperdown Terang Sherwood Park Warrnambool

Stations and services in italics are planned or under construction
Stations in (parentheses) are uncommon stops for the listed service

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