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Coordinates: 38°12′39.88″S 144°20′19.23″E / 38.2110778°S 144.3386750°E / -38.2110778; 144.3386750
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Waurn Ponds
PTV regional rail station
Eastbound view from Platform 1, with Platform 2 under construction, April 2022
General information
LocationSugargum Drive,
Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216
City of Greater Geelong
Australia
Coordinates38°12′39.88″S 144°20′19.23″E / 38.2110778°S 144.3386750°E / -38.2110778; 144.3386750
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Geelong Warrnambool
(Warrnambool)
Distance84.90 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsRegional bus Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, staffed
Station codeWPD
Fare zoneMyki Zone 4
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened12 October 2014; 10 years ago (2014-10-12)
Rebuilt31 May 2022 (Regional Rail Revival)
Previous namesGrovedale (provisionally)
Passengers
2014-201584,323[1]
2015-2016179,836[1] Increase 113.09%
2016-2017225,053[1] Increase 25.69%
Services
To Melbourne: Approximately every 40 minutes.
To Warrnambool: 5 services on weekdays and 3 on weekends
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Marshall
towards Southern Cross
 Geelong line Terminus
Warrnambool line
Limited service
 Winchelsea
towards Warrnambool
Geelong
towards Southern Cross
 Warrnambool line
Most weekday services
Location
Waurn Ponds is located in Victoria
Waurn Ponds
Waurn Ponds
Location within Victoria

Waurn Ponds railway station is a regional railway station on the Warrnambool line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the southern Geelong suburb of Waurn Ponds, in Victoria, Australia. Waurn Ponds station is a ground level premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 12 October 2014, with the current station provided in 2022.[2]

History

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Waurn Ponds is the terminus for many V/Line's Geelong line services. Located between Oakwood Crescent and Rossack Drive, the station was initially to be named Grovedale, but was renamed Waurn Ponds before opening.

In April 2013, the Victorian Government announced that a new station would be built at Waurn Ponds, to serve the nearby suburbs of Grovedale and Armstrong Creek. The station was budgeted at $25.9 million, with $9.4 million for planning and land acquisition, and $16.5 million for a single platform with passenger amenities, booking office and toilets, bus bays, bicycle storage, and parking for 200 cars.[3]

Contracts for the construction of the station were awarded in February 2014.[4] In July 2014, the name of the station was changed to Waurn Ponds, and the size of the planned car park was increased to 292 spaces, along with overflow parking for a further 100 to 150 vehicles.[5] The new station opened on 12 October 2014.[6][7]

In 2020, the State Government announced an upgrade to the station, as part of the Regional Rail Revival project.[8] The project included the construction of a new platform to the south of the existing platform, a new pedestrian overpass, an upgraded car park and upgraded lighting and CCTV.[8] As part of those works, the railway line between Waurn Ponds and South Geelong is being duplicated,[9] as well as the construction of a new maintenance and stabling facility.[10] Major works at the station were completed in January 2022,[11] with all station upgrades, including the second platform, in use by 31 May of that year.[12]

The Waurn Ponds name was also used by V/Line's Network Access Division, to refer to the former Victorian Portland Cement Company sidings at the Blue Circle Southern Cement plant, two kilometres west of the passenger station.[13] On 31 May 2021, the sidings were officially abolished.[14]

Platforms and services

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Waurn Ponds has two side platforms and is served by V/Line Geelong and Warrnambool line trains.[15][16]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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McHarry's Buslines operates three routes via Waurn Ponds station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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  • Eastbound view from the station platform, November 2019
    Eastbound view from the station platform, November 2019

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Station Patronage Data 2013-2018". Philip Mallis. Transport for Victoria. 13 February 2019. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  2. ^ Waurn Ponds Archived 21 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine Vicsig
  3. ^ "New $26 million Grovedale station a boost for public transport in Geelong". State Government of Victoria. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  4. ^ "New Contract awarded for $25.9m Grovedale station". State Government of Victoria. 4 February 2014. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  5. ^ Shane Fowles (31 July 2014). "More parking for $25 million Waurn Ponds train station". Geelong Advertiser. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  6. ^ Waurn Ponds Station Public Transport Victoria
  7. ^ "New V/Line timetable, Waurn Ponds and Epsom stations open", Railway Digest, December 2014, p.21
  8. ^ a b "Waurn Ponds Station upgrade". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  9. ^ "South Geelong to Waurn Ponds Duplication". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Waurn Ponds train maintenance and stabling facility". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Major works complete at Waurn Ponds Station". Victoria's Big Build. 17 January 2022. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Now arriving at Waurn Ponds Station". Victoria's Big Build. 31 May 2022. Archived from the original on 24 May 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Waurn Ponds to Winchelsea signalling diagram No: 40/13" (PDF). V/Line. 14 May 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  14. ^ "Rail works". Newsrail. Victorian Rail Publishing Inc. July 2021. p. 223.
  15. ^ V/Line Melbourne - Geelong timetable Public Transport Victoria
  16. ^ Warrnambool - Melbourne via Colac Public Transport Victoria
  17. ^ 41 Geelong Station - Deakin University via Grovedale Archived 22 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Victoria
  18. ^ 42 Geelong Station - Deakin University via South Valley Rd Archived 22 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Victoria
  19. ^ 45 Armstrong Creek - Waurn Ponds SC via Waurn Ponds Station Archived 12 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Victoria
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