Kororoit Creek
Watercourse
Line: Geelong and Warrnambool
Distance from Melbourne: 15.267 km
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Opened: June 25, 1857
Line: Geelong and Warrnambool
Distance from Melbourne: 15.267 km
Track Diagram: View
Google Maps: Satellite / Map
Opened: June 25, 1857
The first bridge provided at Kororoit Creek was wooden with rubblestone piles and abutments.
Events
June 25, 1857 | Opened |
Line Opened
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
October 22, 1967 | Line duplicated Altona Junction to Laverton |