Geelong Freightgate
Industry
Line: Geelong and Warrnambool
Distance from Melbourne: 69.975 km
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Opened: June 5, 1990
Line: Geelong and Warrnambool
Distance from Melbourne: 69.975 km
Track Diagram: View
Google Maps: Satellite / Map
Opened: June 5, 1990
The Geelong Freightgate opened at North Geelong Yard in 1990 after the closure of the goods shed at Geelong station, to make room for the new police station and law courts. It occupied the siding formerly used by the Geelong Gas Company.
In later years the shed was occupied by Wettenhauls Transport who received louvred vans loaded with beer kegs. In 2008 the company moved into one of the warehouses at the Elders IXL Siding in Lara, after PN ended their fasttrack freight service in 2007.
Events
| June 5, 1990 | Opened |
Line Opened
| November 1, 1856 | Line opened Lara to Geelong |
| June 25, 1857 | Line officially opened between Geelong and at temporary terminus at Greenwich. A ferry was used the complete the journey to Melbourne |
| October 3, 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 |
| January 17, 1859 | Williamstown line finally completed to Melbourne. Geelong trains can now operate direct to Spencer Street Station |
Track Amplified
| April 11, 1863 | Line duplicated North Geelong Junction to Geelong - due to construction of line to Ballarat |
| April 30, 1922 | Line duplicated North Geelong A to North Geelong B |