Geelong railway line

Geelong
Overview
Type	V/Line passenger service
Former connections	Queenscliff line
Stations	13
Services	Interurban
Operation
Opened	1857
Rolling stock	Sprinter and VLocity railcars, locomotive hauled N and H type carriages
Technical
Line length	81 km (50.3 mi)
Number of tracks	Double track 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge to Geelong, single with passing loops beyond.
Route map Vicrailmap-geelong.png

The Geelong line is a regional passenger rail service operated by V/Line in Victoria, Australia. It serves passengers between state capital Melbourne and the regional city of Geelong.

According to V/Line it carries more passengers than any other regional rail line in Australia.

V/Line commuter services to Geelong once terminated at Geelong station, being extended to the existing South Geelong station in 1968, and to the newly rebuilt Marshall station in 2005. Construction of Waurn Ponds railway station was completed in 2014 and opened on 12 October therefore extending Geelong line services as far as Waurn Ponds.

Train services between Melbourne and Geelong received a government funded upgrade under the Regional Fast Rail project between 2004 and 2005, with new high speed VLocity railcars manufactured by Bombardier in Dandenong entering service to Geelong in early 2006. There have been calls to electrify the line, but plans were put on hold by the State Government in 2002, with Diesel locomotives and railcars utilised instead.

Passenger services operated by V/Line depart for Melbourne every 20 minutes with more frequent service operating during peak hours. Services operate hourly on weekends. Travel times from Geelong to Southern Cross Station are less than 60 minutes, making the train service a popular alternative to driving for Geelong residents needing to access Melbourne.Sprinter and VLocity railcars are used, as well as locomotive hauled N and H type carriages. S type carriages were used until 2010.

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