| North Geelong | |
| Type: | PTV regional rail station |
| Style: | V/Line |
| Address: | Princes Highway, North Geelong, Victoria 3215 |
| Borough: | City of Greater Geelong |
| Country: | Australia |
| Coordinates: | -38.1222°N 144.3524°W |
| Map Type: | Australia Victoria |
| Distance: | 69.98 kilometres from Southern Cross |
| Line: | (Port Fairy) |
| Other: | Bus |
| Structure: | Ground |
| Platform: | 2 side |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Parking: | 486 |
| Bicycle: | Yes |
| Rebuilt: | 8 August 1990 2008 |
| Accessible: | Yes |
| Code: | NOG |
| Owned: | VicTrack |
| Operator: | V/Line |
| Zone: | Myki Zone 3/4 overlap |
| Status: | Operational, staffed part-time |
| Former: | West Geelong (1883-1885) |
| Web: | Public Transport Victoria |
North Geelong railway station is a regional railway station on the Warrnambool line, which is part of the Regional railway network. It serves the northern Geelong suburb of North Geelong, in Victoria, Australia. North Geelong station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 August 1883, with the current station provided in 1990.[1] [2]
Initially opened as West Geelong, the station was given its current name of North Geelong on 1 January 1886.[3]
The station is on the Geelong side of the junction of the Ballarat and Melbourne lines. The North Geelong rail yards are north of the station.
After a rearrangement of the Ballarat line junction in 1907, the platform on the west side was removed, and all trains used the one platform.[4] A further reorganisation in 1920 saw the second platform restored.[5]
In 1973, the former Victoria Street level crossing, which was at the down (southern) end of the station, was replaced by the Margaret Street overpass and a pedestrian underpass.[6] In 1976, both platforms were extended by over 60 metres, and the platforms and platform facings were renewed in 1979.[7] The main station building on Platform 1 was opened on 8 August 1990 and, in 2008, the smaller building on Platform 2 was replaced by a metal shelter.[2]
In January 2019, the North Geelong "C" signal box, one of the few remaining mechanical signal boxes in Victoria, was abolished, and a project was begun to automatically signal the lines it formerly controlled.[8] [9]
North Geelong has two side platforms. It is served by V/Line Geelong line and selected Warrnambool line trains.[10] [11]
Platform 1:
Platform 2:
CDC Geelong operates two bus routes via North Geelong station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
Geelong station – Corio Shopping Centre[12]
to Geelong station[13]