History
Geelong Station was the original terminus of the Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company line. The first Geelong Station was a dead ended terminus located on the site of the present Law Courts complex. In 1876 the railway was extended south to Colac, and the site of the station was changed to its present location. The station building, which replaced the first one, was constructed in stages from 1877 to 1881.
Up until the 1990s there was a goods yard, including a large goods shed, located on the eastern side of the station. A locomotive depot remains to the north, and carriage stabling sidings are to the west.
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Geelong railway station in 1883
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Main entrance
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View from platform 1
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The bus interchange constructed in the mid 2000s
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