Rail Geelong - Locations - North Geelong Junction

North Geelong Junction

Junction
Line: Geelong and Warrnambool
Distance from Melbourne: 69.950 km
Track Diagram: View
Opened: April 11, 1862

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A junction was first provided at North Geelong in 1862 with the opening of the Geelong - Ballarat line, initially known as 'West Geelong'. At the line of the line opening the line to Melbourne was a single line, and the lines to Geelong and Ballarat were double. Locomotives running from Melbourne to Ballarat were required to run around their trains at North Geelong in order to make the connection between the two lines. A loop line between 'A' and 'C' boxes was provided in 1903 to eliminate this requirement. In 1964 the 'other' connection in the triangle, between 'B' and 'C' boxes was singled, and downgraded to a siding in 2002. Today the junction's main use is for accessing North Geelong Yard.

Events

April 11, 1862

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

Safeworking

April 11, 1863	Line duplicated North Geelong Junction to Geelong - due to construction of line to Ballarat
June 2005	Automatic and Track Control provided North Geelong Junction (Loop Line) - North Geelong Junction - Geelong

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Diagrams

NOTE: Diagrams are not to scale.

Opening
1903
1907
1915
1921
1922
1928
1964
1966

Photos

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Signals GLG52 and GLG56 for down trains approaching the junction March 25, 2023	Broad gauge track from North Geelong C joins the mainline March 25, 2023	Broad and standard gauge tracks from North Geelong C round the curve under Separation Street March 25, 2023
Tracks from the grain loop pass under the passenger lines October 27, 2019	'KM change 71km increasing' for down trains at North Geelong Junction April 17, 2011	Left to right: pair of low level dual gauge tracks to the grain loop, broad gauge loop line, standard gauge main line April 17, 2011
Filled in cutting once occupied by a link track that connected the middle of North Geelong Yard to the loop line April 17, 2011	View of the junction from the west April 25, 2007	'KM change 69km decreasing' for up trains at North Geelong Junction March 11, 2007