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Grovedale railway station

Grovedale
Coordinates 38°12′39.88″S 144°20′19.23″E / 38.2110778°S 144.3386750°E / -38.2110778; 144.3386750Coordinates: 38°12′39.88″S 144°20′19.23″E / 38.2110778°S 144.3386750°E / -38.2110778; 144.3386750
Line(s) Port Fairy
Platforms 1
Tracks 1
Other information
Status Closed
History
Opened 25 November 1876
Closed 1 January 1954
Previous names Germantown

Grovedale was a railway station on the outskirts of Geelong, located on the Warrnambool railway line in Victoria, Australia. Located near the current Torquay Road (Surfcoast Highway) level crossing, the station opened in 1876 as Germantown and was renamed Grovedale in February 1916.

In the early 2000s the State Government used the 'Grovedale' name when proposing a new railway station to serve the southern suburbs of Geelong. In December 2003 Marshalltown Road was selected as the site, with the name of the station being changed in September 2004 to Marshall, for the station that was originally located on the site. This station opened to passengers as 'Marshall' in 2004.

In April 2013 the State Government used the Grovedale name to announce an additional railway station in southern Geelong, this time located in the suburb of Waurn Ponds. The name of the future station being changed in July 2014 to Waurn Ponds, and it opened to passengers as 'Waurn Ponds' in October 2014.


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