North Shore railway station is a regional railway station on the Warrnambool line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the northern suburb of North Shore, in Geelong Victoria, Australia. North Shore station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring three platforms, a standard gauge side platform at Platform 3 and V/Line railway services on island platform at Platforms 1 and 2. It opened on 15 April 1895, with the current station provided in 1991.[2]
North Shore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| PTV regional and Journey Beyond inter-city rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Southbound view from Platform 2, with broad gauge platform on the left and standard gauge platform on the right, April 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Station Street, North Shore, Victoria 3214 City of Greater Geelong Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°05′53″S 144°21′56″E / 38.0981°S 144.3655°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 67.17 kilometres from Southern Cross | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 island, 1 side) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | V/Line Journey Beyond | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Operational, unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | NSH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 3/4 overlap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 15 April 1895 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 8 February 1959 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Corio (1909-1913) Pivot (proposed) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | 34,237[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | 38,363[1]  12.05% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | 45,401[1] 18.34% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | 50,852[1] 12% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This station was renamed two times. When it was initially opened in 1895, it was named North Shore. It was renamed to Corio on 27 September 1909 before being renamed back to North Shore on 1 December 1913.[2]
North Shore is the junction for the Western standard gauge line to Adelaide and the Warrnambool line.
History
editAlthough some references say the station opened on 15 April 1895,[3] an 1857 map shows a station named Cowies Creek on the current site, which by the 1880s was called North Shore.[4] The level crossing at the station was protected by hand-operated gates until the mid-1890s, when the gatekeeper was withdrawn as an economy measure.[5] The gatekeeper's cottage was retained as a residence for other railway employees.[6]
In 1909, the station was briefly renamed Corio, reverting back to North Shore in 1913.[7] In the 1920s, various other names, related to the industrial expansion in the area, were suggested for the station, including Jelbart, Pivot and Ford. In 1930, the Minister for Railways announced that the station's name would change to Pivot, but the name changed never proceeded.[4]
In 1939, flashing light signals were provided at the Station Street level crossing,[2] located nearby in the down direction of the station, with boom barriers provided later on in 1984.[2]
In the early 1950s, the station was reduced to being staffed by a caretaker, responsible to the stationmaster at Corio. In February 1959, the former single line was duplicated from North Geelong to Corio, and North Shore was re-built as an island platform, 200 metres to the north of the old station.[7] The previous group of standard country railway buildings was replaced by a small wooden office and waiting room. After being damaged by fire in 1990, the building was replaced by two metal bus shelters.[8]
In 1995, the Western standard gauge line was built to the west of the station, and is mainly used by freight trains to and from Adelaide. In May 1999, a short platform was provided for The Overland passenger service.[9]
A kilometre south of North Shore, the North Geelong Loop, first opened in 1903, connects the Melbourne – Geelong and Geelong – Ballarat lines.[10]
Platforms and services
editNorth Shore has one island platform with two faces and one side platform. It is serviced by V/Line Geelong line and selected Warrnambool line services on broad gauge, and Journey Beyond The Overland services on standard gauge.[11][12]
Platform 1:
- Geelong line services to Southern Cross
- Warrnambool line weekend services to Southern Cross
Platform 2:
- Geelong line services to Geelong, South Geelong and Waurn Ponds
- Warrnambool line two weekend services to Warrnambool
Platform 3:
- The Overland Journey Beyond services to Adelaide Parklands (pick up only) and Melbourne (Southern Cross) (set down only) (two services per week)
Transport links
editCDC Geelong operates three routes via North Shore station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 1 : to Deakin University Waurn Ponds Campus[13]
- 22 : to Geelong station[14]
- 23 : Corio Shopping Centre – North Shore[15]
Gallery
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Northbound view from Platform 1, January 2015 -
North-west bound view of Platform 3, on the Western standard gauge line, January 2015
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Station Patronage Data 2013-2018". Philip Mallis. Transport for Victoria. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d North Shore Vicsig
- ^ North Shore Station Rail Geelong
- ^ a b Wynd, Ian (1981). So Fine a Country: A History of the Shire of Corio. North Geelong: Shire of Corio. pp. 180–181. ISBN 0959441107.
- ^ "The North Shore Tragedy". The Geelong Advertiser. 6 January 1908. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ "North Shore Railway Fatality". The Geelong Advertiser. 8 January 1908. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ a b Lara, Corio, North Shore Victorian Station Histories
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1991. p. 187.
- ^ "Geelong Standard Gauge Platform Opens, Overland Accelerated but Stations Bypassed" Railway Digest July 1999 page 17
- ^ North Geelong Junction (Loop Line) Rail Geelong
- ^ Geelong - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ The Overland Timetable 3 January 2021 Archived 15 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine Journey Beyond
- ^ 1 North Shore Station - Deakin University via Geelong City Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 22 Geelong Station - North Shore Station via Anakie Rd Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 23 Corio SC - North Shore Station Public Transport Victoria