Colac railway station

Colac
Westbound view in June 2008
Location	Gellibrand Street, Colac
Coordinates	38°20′36″S 143°35′13″E / 38.3433°S 143.5869°E / -38.3433; 143.5869Coordinates: 38°20′36″S 143°35′13″E / 38.3433°S 143.5869°E / -38.3433; 143.5869
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	Warrnambool
Distance	153.40 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	1
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	COL
Fare zone	Myki zone 11
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	27 July 1877
Services
4 in each direction on weekdays, 3 on weekends Preceding station   V/Line   Following station Birregurra toward Southern Cross Warrnambool line Camperdown toward Warrnambool

Colac railway station is located on the Port Fairy 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.

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. In 2008, the points for the crossing loop were removed.

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.

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

Platform 1: