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Waurn Ponds railway station

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Contracts for the construction of the station were awarded in February 2014. 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. The new station opened on 12
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facility. Major works at the station were completed in January 2022, with all station upgrades, including the second platform, in use by 31 May of that year.
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The Waurn Ponds name was also used by V/Line's Network Access Division, to refer to the former Victorian Portland Cement Company
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Southern Cement plant, two kilometres west of the passenger station. On 31 May 2021, the sidings were officially abolished.
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project. The project included the construction of a new platform to the south of the existing platform, a new pedestrian
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Eastbound view from Platform 1, with the soon-to-be-completed Platform 2 and adjacent new track, April 2022
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services. Located between Oakwood Crescent and Rossack Drive, the station was initially to be named
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announced that a new station would be built at Waurn Ponds, to serve the nearby suburbs of
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In 2020, the State Government announced an upgrade to the station, as part of the
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is being duplicated, as well as the construction of a new maintenance and
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Stations in (parentheses) are uncommon stops for the listed service
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operates three routes via Waurn Ponds station, under contract to
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45 Armstrong Creek - Waurn Ponds SC via Waurn Ponds Station
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42 Geelong Station - Deakin University via South Valley Rd
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41 Geelong Station - Deakin University via Grovedale
965:"New Contract awarded for $ 25.9m Grovedale station" 884: 882: 880: 860: 858: 967:. State Government of Victoria. 4 February 2014. 877: 855: 645:, an upgraded car park and upgraded lighting and 1760: 1533: 941:. State Government of Victoria. 26 April 2013. 912: 16:Railway station in Geelong, Victoria, Australia 1779:Regional railway stations in Victoria (state) 1368:List of regional railway stations in Victoria 1334: 1200: 1142:"Major works complete at Waurn Ponds Station" 1046: 1044: 1774:Railway stations in Australia opened in 2014 1373:List of closed railway stations in Melbourne 989: 896:. Transport for Victoria. 13 February 2019. 1378:List of closed railway stations in Victoria 402:: 5 services on weekdays and 3 on weekends 1341: 1327: 1082:"South Geelong to Waurn Ponds Duplication" 1041: 759:services to Warrnambool and Southern Cross 46: 671: 1761: 841:Eastbound view from station platform, 1363:List of railway stations in Melbourne 1322: 1062:from the original on 15 November 2021 599:Waurn Ponds is the terminus for many 409: 1222:V/Line Melbourne - Geelong timetable 1002:from the original on 6 October 2014 971:from the original on 7 October 2014 865:Now arriving at Waurn Ponds Station 541: 13: 1122:from the original on 26 March 2022 1092:from the original on 29 March 2022 890:"Station Patronage Data 2013-2018" 763: 14: 1790: 1745:are planned or under construction 1300: 1234:Warrnambool - Melbourne via Colac 1188:from the original on 4 March 2016 900:from the original on 5 April 2022 591:, and opened on 12 October 2014. 396:: Approximately every 40 minutes. 1152:from the original on 24 May 2022 945:from the original on 14 May 2014 834: 540: 533: 410: 370: 369: 356: 355: 206: 1277: 1258: 1239: 1227: 1215: 1164: 1134: 1104: 1074: 1026: 1014: 983: 957: 931: 1: 1052:"Waurn Ponds Station upgrade" 990:Shane Fowles (31 July 2014). 848: 7: 1769:Railway stations in Geelong 1313:Waurn Ponds Station upgrade 1309:- Public Transport Victoria 822:Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre 569:Waurn Ponds railway station 10: 1795: 827: 747:services to Southern Cross 594: 109:38.2110778°S 144.3386750°E 1741:Stations and services in 1736: 1673: 1544: 1532: 1528: 1407: 1391: 1387: 1357: 1350:Public Transport Victoria 1307:Services from Waurn Ponds 1293:Public Transport Victoria 1274:Public Transport Victoria 1255:Public Transport Victoria 1236:Public Transport Victoria 1224:Public Transport Victoria 1023:Public Transport Victoria 773:Public Transport Victoria 583:. 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Index

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Waurn Ponds
Victoria
City of Greater Geelong
Australia
38°12′39.88″S 144°20′19.23″E / 38.2110778°S 144.3386750°E / -38.2110778; 144.3386750
VicTrack
V/Line
Geelong
Warrnambool
Port Fairy
Southern Cross
side
Myki
Public Transport Victoria
Melbourne
Warrnambool
Railways in Victoria
V/Line
Marshall
Southern Cross
Geelong line
Warrnambool line
Winchelsea
Warrnambool
Geelong
Southern Cross
Warrnambool line

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