| Colac | |
| Style: | V/Line |
| Type: | PTV regional rail station |
| Address: | Gellibrand Street, Colac, Victoria 3250 |
| Borough: | Shire of Colac Otway |
| Country: | Australia |
| Coordinates: | -38.3433°N 143.5869°W |
| Map Type: | Australia Victoria |
| Owned: | VicTrack |
| Operator: | V/Line |
| Line: | (Port Fairy) |
| Distance: | 153.40 kilometres from Southern Cross |
| Platform: | 1 |
| Tracks: | 4 |
| Other: | Bus |
| Structure: | Ground |
| Parking: | Yes |
| Accessible: | Yes |
| Status: | Operational, staffed part-time |
| Code: | COL |
| Zone: | Myki not available. Paper ticket only. |
| Web: | Public Transport Victoria |
| Services: | Five services in each direction on weekdays Three services in each direction on weekends |
Colac railway station is located on the Warrnambool line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Colac, and opened on 27 July 1877.[1] [2]
When Colac station opened, it was the terminus of the line from Birregurra. On 2 July 1883, the extended line to Camperdown was opened.[1] [2]
Goods facilities included a brick goods shed, and a steel portal framed shelter was added when the Freightgate centre during the 1980s. During 1988, a number of sidings were removed, including the oil siding at the up end, and No. 6 road.[3] In 2008, the points for the crossing loop were removed.[2]
In December 2010, a siding was provided for the stabling of track maintenance machines.[4]
Colac was the interchange with the gauge Crowes line, which was opened in the early 1900s to serve the farming and timber-harvesting areas in the Otway Ranges. The line was built in two stages, with the first to Beech Forest opening on 1 March 1902, and the second to Crowes, on 20 June 1911. The line was closed in sections: Ferguson to Crowes on 9 December 1954, followed by a reopening to Weeaproinah on 19 January 1955, and full closure on 30 June 1962.[5]
Colac has one platform. It is served by V/Line Warrnambool line trains.[6]
Platform 1:
Christian's Bus Company operates three routes via Colac station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
Colac – Colac West[8]
Colac – Colac East[9]