Marshall
PTV regional rail station
Southbound view of the station in December 2005
General information
LocationMarshalltown Road,
Marshall, Victoria 3216
City of Greater Geelong
Australia
Coordinates38°11′56″S 144°21′18″E / 38.19889°S 144.35500°E / -38.19889; 144.35500
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Geelong Warrnambool
(Port Fairy)
Distance79.60 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks2 (main-line plus run-around loop)
ConnectionsRegional bus Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, staffed part-time
Station codeMSL
Fare zoneMyki Zone 4
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened14 July 1879
Closed14 October 1957
Rebuilt26 April 2005 (2005-04-26)
Previous namesConnewarre (1879-1907)
Grovedale (during planning stage in 2002/2003)
Passengers
2013-2014233,410[1]
2014-2015231,806[1] Decrease 0.85%
2015-2016202,362[1] Decrease 12.55%
2016-2017190,704[1] Decrease 5.94%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
South Geelong
towards Southern Cross
 Geelong line Waurn Ponds
Terminus
Warrnambool line
Limited service
 Waurn Ponds
towards Warrnambool
Location
Marshall is located in Victoria
Marshall
Marshall
Location within Victoria

Marshall railway station is located on the Warrnambool line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the southern Geelong suburb of Marshall, and opened on 26 April 2005.[2]

A previous station on the site, called Connewarre, opened on 14 July 1879, and was renamed Marshall on 1 April 1907.[2] That station was closed to passengers on 14 October 1957,[2] and the platform had been removed by 22 July 1958.[2][3] The station was closed to all traffic on 17 February 1964.[2]

During the 2002 Victorian state election, the State Government announced that a new station would be provided in the vicinity to serve the rapidly expanding southernmost suburbs of Geelong.[4] During the planning stages, the station was named Grovedale. In December 2003, it was announced that the new station would be built adjacent to the Marshalltown Road level crossing,[5] on the site of the former Marshall station. Following a naming competition, it was revealed in September 2004 that the new station would be called Marshall.[6]

The new station opened on 26 April 2005,[2] and was initially served by Warrnambool line trains only. From September 2005, Geelong line services were extended from South Geelong, and Marshall became the terminus for most Geelong-line trains.[3][7] Following its opening in October 2014, Waurn Ponds station became the terminus for the majority of Geelong line services.[8]

As part of the Regional Rail Revival project, a new station building will be constructed, incorporating an upgraded waiting room and forecourt, and a second platform will be provided, with the platforms to be connected by a pedestrian overpass. There will also be more car parking spaces, an upgraded bus interchange, and improvements to lighting and CCTV coverage.[9] As part of the works, the line between Waurn Ponds and South Geelong will be duplicated,[10] with the exception of the two-kilometre section of track across the Barwon River flood plain.

The former Geelong Racecourse station was located between Marshall and South Geelong.[11]

Platforms and services

Marshall has one platform. It is served by V/Line Geelong line and selected Warrnambool line trains.[8][12]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

McHarry's Buslines operates four routes via Marshall station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  40 : Geelong station – Deakin University Waurn Ponds Campus[13]
  •  50 : Geelong station – Jan Juc[14]
  •  51 : Geelong station – Jan Juc[15]
  •  55 : Geelong station – Ocean Grove[16]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Station Patronage Data 2013-2018". Philip Mallis. Transport for Victoria. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Marshall Vicsig
  3. 1 2 Marshall Station Rail Geelong
  4. ↑ "Operations". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 2003. p. 24.
  5. ↑ "Marshalltown road confirmed as site for new station". State Government of Victoria. 16 December 2003. Archived from the original on 25 July 2005.
  6. ↑ "Marshall - the new station for Geelong". State Government of Victoria. 6 September 2004. Archived from the original on 18 July 2005.
  7. ↑ "Marshalltown road confirmed as site for new station". Minister for Public Transport, Victoria. 16 December 2003. Archived from the original on 3 June 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  8. 1 2 Geelong - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  9. ↑ "South Geelong and Marshall station upgrades". Victoria's Big Build. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  10. ↑ "South Geelong to Waurn Ponds Duplication". Victoria's Big Build.
  11. ↑ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 2011. p. 102.
  12. ↑ Warrnambool - Melbourne via Colac Public Transport Victoria
  13. ↑ 40 Geelong Station - Deakin University via Breakwater Public Transport Victoria
  14. ↑ 50 Geelong Station - Jan Juc via Marshall Station and Fischer St Public Transport Victoria
  15. ↑ 51 Geelong Station - Jan Juc via Marshall Station Public Transport Victoria
  16. ↑ 55 Geelong Station - Ocean Grove via Barwon Heads Public Transport Victoria
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