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Line Opened

Saturday, 1 November 1856 Line opened Lara to Geelong
Thursday, 1 January 1857 Line opened Little River to Lara
Thursday, 25 June 1857 Line officially opened between Geelong and at temporary terminus at Greenwich. A ferry was used the complete the journey to Melbourne
Saturday, 3 October 1857 Temporary Greenwich terminal and stub line closed. Geelong line now connected to the partially completed Williamstown line. A ferry complete the journey from Williamstown to Melbourne
Monday, 17 January 1859 Williamstown line finally completed to Melbourne. Geelong trains can now operate direct to Spencer Street Station
Saturday, 25 November 1876 Line opened Geelong to Winchelsea
Tuesday, 13 March 1877 Line opened Winchelsea to Birregurra
Friday, 27 July 1877 Line opened Birregurra to Colac
Monday, 2 July 1883 Line opened Colac to Camperdown
Saturday, 23 April 1887 Line opened Camperdown to Terang
Tuesday, 4 February 1890 Line opened Terang to Warrnambool

Location Opened

AGM Glassworks (industry) opened
Saturday, 1 November 1856 Cunningham Pier Junction junction opened
Saturday, 1 November 1856 Geelong station opened
Saturday, 1 November 1856 Lara station opened
Thursday, 1 January 1857 Little River station opened
Thursday, 25 June 1857 Werribee station opened
Monday, 17 January 1859 Williamstown Line junction opened
Monday, 17 January 1859 Brooklyn Line junction opened
Monday, 17 January 1859 Southern Cross station opened
Thursday, 10 February 1859 Footscray station opened
September 1859 Geelong Gas Company (industry) opened
Thursday, 6 October 1859 North Melbourne station opened
Friday, 11 April 1862 North Geelong Junction junction opened
Monday, 20 November 1871 Yarraville station opened
(Saturday, 25 November 1876) Grovedale station opened
(Saturday, 25 November 1876) Duneed station opened
Saturday, 25 November 1876 Winchelsea station opened
(Tuesday, 13 March 1877) Warncoort station opened
Tuesday, 13 March 1877 Birregurra station opened
Friday, 27 July 1877 Colac station opened
Monday, 1 October 1877 Irrewarra station opened
Monday, 1 October 1877 Moriac station opened
Friday, 13 September 1878 Queenscliff Junction junction opened
Sunday, 1 December 1878 Spotswood station opened
Tuesday, 20 May 1879 North Geelong B signal box opened
Tuesday, 8 July 1879 Footscray A signal box opened
Monday, 14 July 1879 Marshall station opened
Friday, 27 April 1883 Newport South junction opened
Friday, 27 April 1883 Newport Freezing Works (industry) opened
Monday, 2 July 1883 Camperdown station opened
Wednesday, 1 August 1883 North Geelong station opened
Thursday, 1 November 1883 South Geelong station opened
1884 Werribee Racecourse station opened
Monday, 28 January 1884 Geelong A signal box opened
Monday, 26 May 1884 Geelong B signal box opened
Monday, 26 May 1884 Geelong C signal box opened
Sunday, 11 January 1885 Footscray B signal box opened
Wednesday, 28 January 1885 North Geelong Yard yard opened
Thursday, 1 July 1886 Laverton station opened
Saturday, 23 April 1887 Terang station opened
Saturday, 23 April 1887 Boorcan station opened
November 1888 Mambourin station opened
Saturday, 28 December 1889 Breakwater station opened
1890s Spotswood Pumping Station (industry) opened
Tuesday, 4 February 1890 Warrnambool station opened
Tuesday, 4 February 1890 Panmure station opened
Friday, 14 February 1890 Hatherley station opened
Monday, 17 February 1890 Yarraville B signal box opened
Friday, 23 May 1890 Spotswood signal box opened
Monday, 15 September 1890 Corio station opened
Wednesday, 11 March 1891 South Kensington station opened
Monday, 15 April 1895 North Shore station opened
(Saturday, 7 November 1896) Werribee signal box opened
Wednesday, 3 May 1899 Lara signal box opened
Friday, 26 May 1899 Laverton signal box opened
(Tuesday, 20 June 1899) Little River signal box opened
Thursday, 31 August 1899 Freezing Works (industry) opened
Monday, 5 August 1901 South Geelong signal box opened
Sunday, 20 December 1903 North Geelong A signal box opened
Sunday, 20 December 1903 North Geelong Junction junction opened
Monday, 16 October 1905 Angliss's Siding (industry) opened
Monday, 10 December 1906 Seddon station opened
Monday, 10 December 1906 Seddon signal box opened
Monday, 8 March 1909 Harbour Trust Sidings (industry) opened
Monday, 3 May 1909 Oriental Timber Company Siding (industry) opened
1911 Geelong Racecourse station opened
Thursday, 2 February 1911 Manor signal box opened
Thursday, 2 February 1911 Manor station opened
Thursday, 24 August 1911 Armytage station opened
Friday, 19 April 1912 Geelong Grammar Siding (industry) opened
Tuesday, 22 October 1912 Yarraville A signal box opened
Tuesday, 25 November 1913 British Imperial Oil Company (industry) opened
Monday, 22 December 1913 Power Station and Oil Lines junction opened
Tuesday, 6 January 1914 Corio signal box opened
Sunday, 20 May 1917 Loco Depot yard opened
Tuesday, 5 October 1920 Vacuum Oil Coy (industry) opened
(Tuesday, 1 November 1921) Maribyrnong River Junction junction opened
Friday, 20 January 1922 Essendon Flyover junction opened
Saturday, 13 May 1922 COR Siding (industry) opened
Tuesday, 24 June 1924 Phosphate Works (industry) opened
Tuesday, 24 June 1924 Phosphate Sidings yard opened
Tuesday, 10 February 1925 Aircraft Siding (industry) opened
Tuesday, 7 July 1925 Ford Siding (industry) opened
Monday, 16 May 1927 Aircraft station opened
Monday, 16 May 1927 COR Platform station opened
Tuesday, 24 May 1927 C.O.R. Siding (industry) opened
Wednesday, 17 August 1927 Galvin station opened
Tuesday, 14 February 1928 Distillers Siding (industry) opened
Tuesday, 15 May 1928 Drome crossing loop opened
Tuesday, 15 May 1928 Rock crossing loop opened
Monday, 14 October 1929 Paisley station opened
Tuesday, 18 October 1938 International Harvester (industry) opened
Monday, 13 December 1943 Alvie Junction junction opened
Thursday, 20 January 1944 Mortlake Junction junction opened
Sunday, 9 November 1952 SEC Siding (industry) opened
Tuesday, 22 June 1954 Shell Refinery (industry) opened
Thursday, 2 June 1955 Vacuum Oil Coy Siding (industry) opened
Friday, 22 March 1963 Waurn Ponds (industry) opened
Sunday, 8 November 1964 Australian Carbon Black Siding (industry) opened
Sunday, 22 October 1967 Altona Junction junction opened
Monday, 16 November 1970 Hoppers Crossing station opened
Friday, 30 July 1982 Apex Quarries (industry) opened
Thursday, 11 April 1985 Laverton Junction junction opened
Wednesday, 12 March 1986 Elders IXL Siding (industry) opened
Tuesday, 5 June 1990 Geelong Freightgate (industry) opened
2005 Sherwood Park station opened
June 2005 Geelong Signal Control Centre signal box opened
Wednesday, 20 July 2005 Marshall signal box opened
Sunday, 22 February 2009 Moriac Block Point block point opened
2011 Williams Landing station opened

Track Amplified

Saturday, 11 April 1863 Line duplicated North Geelong Junction to Geelong - due to construction of line to Ballarat
(Wednesday, 18 March 1885) Line duplicated Newport to Newport South
(Wednesday, 19 January 1887) Line duplicated Spotswood - Newport South - Newport
Friday, 20 January 1922 Line amplified to six tracks Southern Cross to Essendon Flyover
Sunday, 30 April 1922 Line duplicated North Geelong A to North Geelong B
Sunday, 8 February 1959 Line duplicated Corio to North Geelong A
Sunday, 2 May 1965 Line duplicated Rock to Laverton
Sunday, 22 October 1967 Line duplicated Altona Junction to Laverton
Sunday, 22 October 1967 Line duplicated Newport South to Altona Junction
Sunday, 1 September 1968 Line duplicated Laverton to Werribee
Sunday, 25 October 1970 Line duplicated Werribee to Little River
Sunday, 21 November 1976 Line quadruplicated South Kensington to Footscray
Thursday, 4 June 1981 Line duplicated Little River to Lara
Saturday, 19 September 1981 Line duplicated Lara to Corio

Safeworking

Saturday, 11 April 1863 Line duplicated North Geelong Junction to Geelong - due to construction of line to Ballarat
(Wednesday, 18 March 1885) Double Line Block provided Newport - Newport South
(Wednesday, 19 January 1887) Double Line Block provided Footscray - Yarraville - Spotswood - Newport
Monday, 9 May 1892 Staff and Ticket provided Geelong B - South Geelong - Queenscliff Junction
(Friday, 1 July 1898) Double Line Block provided South Kensington - Footscray
Friday, 5 August 1898 Large Electric Staff provided Newport South - Laverton - Werribee - Little River - Lara - North Geelong B
Thursday, 29 March 1900 Large Electric Staff provided Geelong B - South Geelong - Queenscliff Junction - Moriac
Monday, 5 August 1901 Queenscliff Junction closed. Large Electric Staff section now South Geelong - Moriac
Monday, 12 March 1906 North Geelong A closed. Large Electric Staff section now Lara - North Geelong B
Tuesday, 22 October 1912 Seddon closed. Double Line Block section now Footscray - Yarraville
(Monday, 27 April 1914) Miniature Electric Staff provided Newport South - Laverton - Werribee - Manor - Little River - Lara - Corio - North Geelong A - North Geelong B
Tuesday, 26 July 1921 Duneed closed. Large Electric Staff section now South Geelong - Moriac
Sunday, 30 April 1922 Double Line Block provided North Geelong A - North Geelong B
Tuesday, 12 December 1922 Composite Electric Staff provided South Geelong - Grovedale - Moriac
Sunday, 7 August 1927 Automatic Block System provided South Kensington - Footscray - Yarraville
Sunday, 29 April 1928 Automatic and Track Control provided Newport South - Laverton - Werribee - Manor
Sunday, 6 May 1928 Automatic and Track Control provided Werribee - Manor
Wednesday, 20 June 1928 Miniature Electric Staff provided Geelong B - South Geelong
Sunday, 15 July 1928 Automatic and Track Control provided Manor - Little River - Lara
Sunday, 26 August 1928 Automatic and Track Control provided Lara - Corio - North Geelong A
(Tuesday, 4 September 1928) Automatic and Track Control provided Lara - Corio
Tuesday, 18 September 1928 Miniature Electric Staff provided South Geelong - Geelong Racecourse - Moriac
Thursday, 20 September 1928 Miniature Electric Staff provided Colac - Pirron Yallock - Pomborneit - Camperdown
Thursday, 20 September 1928 Miniature Electric Staff provided Colac - Pirron Yallock
Sunday, 24 March 1929 Automatic Block System provided Yarraville - Spotswood - Newport
Thursday, 30 May 1929 Miniature Electric Staff provided Camperdown - Boorcan - Terang
Sunday, 22 June 1941 Track Block provided North Geelong A - North Geelong B - Geelong A
Sunday, 31 March 1946 Automatic Block System provided Newport - Newport South
Friday, 15 June 1956 Miniature Electric Staff provided South Geelong - Moriac
Tuesday, 17 January 1967 Panmure closed. Composite Electric Staff section now Terang - Warrnambool
Thursday, 15 June 1967 Pomborneit closed. Miniature Electric Staff section now Colac - Camperdown
Sunday, 22 October 1967 Rock closed. Automatic and Track Control section now Altona Junction - Laverton
Sunday, 1 September 1968 Drome closed. Automatic and Track Control section now Laverton - Werribee
Sunday, 25 October 1970 Manor closed. Automatic and Track Control section now Werribee - Little River
Sunday, 21 November 1976 Footscray closed. Automatic Block System section now South Kensington - Newport
Tuesday, 12 December 1978 Composite Electric Staff provided South Geelong - Moriac - Winchelsea
Thursday, 21 November 1985 Pirron Yallock closed. Miniature Electric Staff section now Colac - Camperdown
Wednesday, 2 December 1987 Staff and Ticket provided Colac - Camperdown - Warrnambool
(Sunday, 13 November 1988) Train Order Working provided South Geelong - Winchelsea - Colac - Camperdown - Terang - Warrnambool
Sunday, 10 December 1989 Track Block provided Geelong - South Geelong
(Tuesday, 3 September 1991) Yarraville closed. Automatic Block System section now South Kensington - Newport
June 2005 Automatic and Track Control provided North Geelong Junction - North Geelong Junction - Geelong
Thursday, 1 December 2005 Track Block provided South Geelong - Marshall
Sunday, 22 February 2009 Winchelsea closed. Train Order Working section now Marshall - Camperdown

Location Closed

1893 Mambourin station closed
Wednesday, 30 June 1897 Hatherley station closed
Thursday, 18 August 1898 Breakwater station closed
Monday, 5 August 1901 Queenscliff Junction junction closed
Sunday, 29 August 1909 Geelong C signal box closed
Tuesday, 22 October 1912 Seddon signal box closed
Saturday, 1 January 1921 Duneed station closed
Early 1920s Spotswood Pumping Station (industry) closed
(Tuesday, 19 April 1932) Freezing Works (industry) closed
Thursday, 17 August 1944 British Imperial Oil Company (industry) closed
Friday, 22 August 1952 Pettavel station closed
1954 Grovedale station closed
Friday, 17 December 1954 Alvie Junction junction closed
(Tuesday, 24 May 1955) Geelong Grammar Siding (industry) closed
Monday, 17 October 1955 Buckley station closed
Monday, 17 October 1955 Stoneyford station closed
Monday, 28 May 1956 Oriental Timber Company Siding (industry) closed
Monday, 12 November 1956 Armytage station closed
Sunday, 14 July 1957 Footscray B signal box closed
Friday, 22 August 1958 Warncoort station closed
Sunday, 24 January 1960 Irrewarra station closed
Monday, 2 October 1961 Cudgee station closed
Wednesday, 5 February 1964 Vacuum Oil Coy (industry) closed
Sunday, 30 January 1966 Garvoc station closed
Sunday, 22 October 1967 COR Platform station closed
Sunday, 22 October 1967 Rock crossing loop closed
Sunday, 1 September 1968 Drome crossing loop closed
Sunday, 20 April 1969 Yarraville A signal box closed
Thursday, 15 January 1970 Angliss's Siding (industry) closed
Sunday, 1 November 1970 Manor station closed
Sunday, 1 November 1970 Manor signal box closed
(Tuesday, 22 July 1975) Weerite station closed
Sunday, 21 November 1976 Footscray A signal box closed
Thursday, 27 July 1978 Aircraft Siding (industry) closed
Tuesday, 1 August 1978 Mortlake Junction junction closed
Monday, 14 August 1978 Pomborneit station closed
Friday, 4 September 1981 Panmure station closed
Friday, 4 September 1981 Boorcan station closed
Tuesday, 31 July 1984 Allansford station closed
Saturday, 13 April 1985 Moriac station closed
Sunday, 14 April 1985 Paisley station closed
Sunday, 14 April 1985 Galvin station closed
Thursday, 21 November 1985 Pirron Yallock station closed
(Saturday, 21 February 1987) Distillers Siding (industry) closed
Sunday, 10 December 1989 Geelong B signal box closed
Sunday, 19 August 1990 Australian Carbon Black Siding (industry) closed
1993 Newport Freezing Works (industry) closed
September 1993 SEC Siding (industry) closed
1995 Werribee Racecourse station closed
(Tuesday, 23 May 1995) Ford Siding (industry) closed
Sunday, 30 June 1996 Yarraville B signal box closed
1998 AGM Glassworks (industry) closed
Early 2000s COR Siding (industry) closed
2001 Spotswood signal box closed
June 2005 Geelong A signal box closed
Saturday, 11 June 2005 North Geelong B signal box closed
Sunday, 13 August 2006 North Geelong A signal box closed
March 2011 Geelong Racecourse station closed

Sources

  • The majority of opening and safeworking dates are via Andrew Waugh.
  • Additional sources used are listed in the Sources section.