North Shore railway station

North Shore railway station is located on the Warrnambool line, in Victoria, Australia, and serves the northern Geelong suburbs of North Shore and Norlane.

North Shore
Southbound view in April 2008, broad gauge platform on the left, standard gauge on the right
LocationStation Street, North Shore
Australia
Coordinates38°05′53″S 144°21′56″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Journey Beyond
Line(s)Warrnambool, Geelong (Waurn Ponds)
Distance67.17 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeGround
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessNo
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeNSH
Fare zoneMyki Zone 3/4 Overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened15 April 1895
Services
Preceding station   V/Line   Following station
Corio
Warrnambool line
North Geelong
Journey Beyond
Southern Cross
Terminus
The Overland
towards Adelaide

Although some references say the station opened on 15 April 1895,[1] an 1857 map shows a station named Cowies Creek on the current site, which by the 1880s was called North Shore.[2] The level crossing at the station was protected by hand-operated gates for a number of years up until the mid-1890s, when the gatekeeper was withdrawn as an economy measure.[3] The gatekeeper's cottage was retained as a residence for other railway employees.[4]

In 1909, the station was briefly renamed Corio, reverting to North Shore in 1913.[5] 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 that was never carried out.[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.[5] 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.[6]

In 1995, the Western standard gauge line was built to the western side of the station. It is used by freight trains to and from Adelaide, with a short platform provided for The Overland passenger service opening in May 1999.[7]

A kilometre south of North Shore, the North Geelong Loop, first opened in 1903, connects the Melbourne to Geelong and Geelong to Ballarat lines.[8]

Platforms & services

North Shore has one island platform and one side platform. It is serviced by V/Line Geelong and Warrnambool services on broad gauge, and Journey Beyond Overland services on standard gauge.[9][10]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

  • Broad gauge Platforms 1 & 2
  • Standard gauge Platform 3
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References
  1. North Shore Station Rail Geelong
  2. Wynd, Ian (1981). So Fine a Country: A History of the Shire of Corio. North Geelong: Shire of Corio. pp. 180–181. ISBN 0959441107.
  3. "The North Shore Tragedy". The Geelong Advertiser. 6 January 1908. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  4. "North Shore Railway Fatality". The Geelong Advertiser. 8 January 1908. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  5. Lara, Corio, North Shore Victorian Station Histories
  6. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1991. p. 187.
  7. "Geelong Standard Gauge Platform Opens, Overland Accelerated but Stations Bypassed" Railway Digest July 1999 page 17
  8. North Geelong Junction (Loop Line) Rail Geelong
  9. Geelong - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  10. The Overland Great Southern Rail
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