North Shore railway station

Railway station in Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Distance67.17 kilometres from
Southern CrossPlatforms3 (1 island, 1 side)Tracks7Train operatorsV/Line
Journey BeyondConnectionsRegional bus BusConstructionStructure typeGroundParkingYesBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesOther informationStatusOperational, unstaffedStation codeNSHFare zoneMyki Zone 3/4 overlapWebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened15 April 1895; 129 years ago (1895-04-15)Rebuilt8 February 1959
1991Previous namesCorio (1909-1913)
Pivot (proposed)Passengers2013-201434,237[1]2014-201538,363[1] Increase 12.05%2015-201645,401[1] Increase 18.34%2016-201750,852[1] Increase 12% Services
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Corio Geelong line North Geelong
towards Geelong or Waurn Ponds
Lara Warrnambool line
Weekends only
 North Geelong
towards Warrnambool
Preceding station Journey Beyond Following station
Ararat
towards Adelaide
 The Overland Melbourne
Terminus
Location
North Shore is located in Victoria
North Shore
North Shore
Location within Victoria

North Shore railway station is located on the Warrnambool line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Geelong suburbs of North Shore and Norlane, and it opened on 15 April 1895. It was renamed Corio on 27 September 1909, and was renamed North Shore on 1 December 1913.[2]

History

Although 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The level crossing at the station was protected by hand-operated gates until the mid-1890s, when the gatekeeper was withdrawn as an economy measure.[5] The gatekeeper's cottage was retained as a residence for other railway employees.[6]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

North 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:

Platform 3:

Transport links

CDC Geelong operates three routes via North Shore station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Gallery

  • Northbound view from Platform 1 in January 2015
    Northbound view from Platform 1 in January 2015
  • North-west bound view of Platform 3, on the Western standard gauge line, in January 2015
    North-west bound view of Platform 3, on the Western standard gauge line, in January 2015

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Station Patronage Data 2013-2018". Philip Mallis. Transport for Victoria. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c North Shore Vicsig
  3. ^ North Shore Station Rail Geelong
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "The North Shore Tragedy". The Geelong Advertiser. 6 January 1908. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  6. ^ "North Shore Railway Fatality". The Geelong Advertiser. 8 January 1908. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  7. ^ a b Lara, Corio, North Shore Victorian Station Histories
  8. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1991. p. 187.
  9. ^ "Geelong Standard Gauge Platform Opens, Overland Accelerated but Stations Bypassed" Railway Digest July 1999 page 17
  10. ^ North Geelong Junction (Loop Line) Rail Geelong
  11. ^ Geelong - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  12. ^ The Overland Timetable 3 January 2021 Journey Beyond
  13. ^ 1 North Shore Station - Deakin University via Geelong City Public Transport Victoria
  14. ^ 22 Geelong Station - North Shore Station via Anakie Rd Public Transport Victoria
  15. ^ 23 Corio SC - North Shore Station Public Transport Victoria

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