Colac railway station

Colac railway station is located on the Warrnambool line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Colac, and opened on 27 July 1877, as the terminus of the line from Birregurra. On 2 July 1883, the line was extended to Camperdown.[1][2]

Colac
Westbound view in June 2008
LocationGellibrand Street, Colac
Coordinates38°20′36″S 143°35′13″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Warrnambool
Distance153.40 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeCOL
Fare zoneNo MYKI. Paper tickets apply.
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened27 July 1877
Services
4 in each direction on weekdays, 3 on weekends
Preceding station   V/Line   Following station
Birregurra
Warrnambool line
Camperdown
towards Warrnambool

Goods facilities included a brick goods shed, and a steel shelter, provided with 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]

Former branch line

Colac was the interchange with the 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge Crowes line. This line was built in the early 1900s, to service 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.[4]

Platforms & services

Colac has one platform. It is serviced by V/Line Warrnambool line services.[5]

Platform 1:

References
  1. Colac Vicsig
  2. Colac Station Rail Geelong
  3. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1988. p. 253.
  4. Norman Houghton. "Colac-Beech Forest-Crowes Railway Conservation Management Plan" (PDF). Colac–Otway Shire. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
  5. Warrnambool - Melbourne via Colac Public Transport Victoria
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