Colac_railway_station,_Victoria
Colac railway station
Railway station in Victoria, Australia
Colac railway station is located on the Warrnambool line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Colac, and opened on 27 July 1877.[1][2]
Colac | |||||||||||
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| PTV regional rail station | |||||||||||
 Westbound view of the station building looking from disused Platform 2, June 2008 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Gellibrand Street, Colac, Victoria 3250 Shire of Colac Otway Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°20′36″S 143°35′13″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Warrnambool (Port Fairy) | ||||||||||
| Distance | 153.40 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Operational, staffed part-time | ||||||||||
| Station code | COL | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki not available. Paper ticket only. | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 27 July 1877; 146 years ago (1877-07-27) | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
| Five services in each direction on weekdays Three services in each direction on weekends
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When Colac station opened, it was the terminus of the line from Birregurra. On 2 July 1883, the extended line to Camperdown was opened.[1][2]
Goods facilities included a brick goods shed, and a steel portal framed shelter was added when 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]
In December 2010, a siding was provided for the stabling of track maintenance machines.[4]
Colac was the interchange with the 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge Crowes line, which was opened in the early 1900s to serve 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.[5]
Colac has one platform. It is served by V/Line Warrnambool line trains.[6]
Platform 1:
- Warrnambool line services to Warrnambool and Southern Cross
Christian's Bus Company operates three routes via Colac station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- Colac Station Rail Geelong
- "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1988. p. 253.
- "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 2011. p. 56.
- 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.
- Warrnambool - Melbourne via Colac Public Transport Victoria
- 1 Colac to Elliminyt Public Transport Victoria
- 2 Colac to Colac West Public Transport Victoria
- 3 Colac to Colac East Public Transport Victoria