Marshall railway station
Marshall | |||||||||||||||
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| PTV regional rail station | |||||||||||||||
 Southbound view, December 2005 | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Marshalltown Road, Marshall, Victoria 3216 City of Greater Geelong Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°11′56″S 144°21′18″E / 38.19889°S 144.35500°E | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Geelong Warrnambool (Port Fairy) | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 79.60 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 (main-line plus run-around loop) | ||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | ||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Operational, staffed part-time | ||||||||||||||
| Station code | MSL | ||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 14 July 1879 | ||||||||||||||
| Closed | 14 October 1957 | ||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 26 April 2005 | ||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Connewarre (1879-1907) Grovedale (during planning stage in 2002/2003) | ||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | 233,410[1] | ||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | 231,806[1]  0.85% | ||||||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | 202,362[1] 12.55% | ||||||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | 190,704[1] 5.94% | ||||||||||||||
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  Marshall Location within Victoria | |||||||||||||||
Marshall railway station is located on the Warrnambool line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the southern Geelong suburb of Marshall, and opened on 26 April 2005.[2]
A previous station on the site, called Connewarre, opened on 14 July 1879, and was renamed Marshall on 1 April 1907.[2] That station was closed to passengers on 14 October 1957,[2] and the platform had been removed by 22 July 1958.[2][3] The station was closed to all traffic on 17 February 1964.[2]
During the 2002 Victorian state election, the State Government announced that a new station would be provided in the vicinity to serve the rapidly expanding southernmost suburbs of Geelong.[4] During the planning stages, the station was named Grovedale. In December 2003, it was announced that the new station would be built adjacent to the Marshalltown Road level crossing,[5] on the site of the former Marshall station. Following a naming competition, it was revealed in September 2004 that the new station would be called Marshall.[6]
The new station opened on 26 April 2005,[2] and was initially served by Warrnambool line trains only. From September 2005, Geelong line services were extended from South Geelong, and Marshall became the terminus for most Geelong-line trains.[3][7] Following its opening in October 2014, Waurn Ponds station became the terminus for the majority of Geelong line services.[8]
As part of the Regional Rail Revival project, a new station building will be constructed, incorporating an upgraded waiting room and forecourt, and a second platform will be provided, with the platforms to be connected by a pedestrian overpass. There will also be more car parking spaces, an upgraded bus interchange, and improvements to lighting and CCTV coverage.[9] As part of the works, the line between Waurn Ponds and South Geelong will be duplicated,[10] with the exception of the two-kilometre section of track across the Barwon River flood plain.
The former Geelong Racecourse station was located between Marshall and South Geelong.[11]
Platforms and services[edit]
Marshall has one platform. It is served by V/Line Geelong line and selected Warrnambool line trains.[8][12]
Platform 1:
- Geelong line services to Waurn Ponds and Southern Cross
- Warrnambool line weekday evening and two weekend services to Warrnambool and Southern Cross
Platform 2:
- Geelong line Future service
- Warrnambool line Future service
Transport links[edit]
McHarry's Buslines operates four routes via Marshall station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 40 : Geelong station – Deakin University Waurn Ponds Campus[13]
- 50 : Geelong station – Jan Juc[14]
- 51 : Geelong station – Jan Juc[15]
- 55 : Geelong station – Ocean Grove[16]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Station Patronage Data 2013-2018". Philip Mallis. Transport for Victoria. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f Marshall Vicsig
- ^ a b Marshall Station Rail Geelong
- ^ "Operations". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 2003. p. 24.
- ^ "Marshalltown road confirmed as site for new station". State Government of Victoria. 16 December 2003. Archived from the original on 25 July 2005.
- ^ "Marshall - the new station for Geelong". State Government of Victoria. 6 September 2004. Archived from the original on 18 July 2005.
- ^ "Marshalltown road confirmed as site for new station". Minister for Public Transport, Victoria. 16 December 2003. Archived from the original on 3 June 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ a b Geelong - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ "South Geelong and Marshall station upgrades". Victoria's Big Build. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "South Geelong to Waurn Ponds Duplication". Victoria's Big Build.
- ^ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 2011. p. 102.
- ^ Warrnambool - Melbourne via Colac Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 40 Geelong Station - Deakin University via Breakwater Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 50 Geelong Station - Jan Juc via Marshall Station and Fischer St Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 51 Geelong Station - Jan Juc via Marshall Station Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 55 Geelong Station - Ocean Grove via Barwon Heads Public Transport Victoria