Colac railway station

Colac railway station is located on the Warrnambool line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Colac, and it opened on 27 July 1877.[1][2]

Colac
PTV regional rail station
Westbound view in June 2008
General information
LocationGellibrand Street,
Colac, Victoria 3250
Shire of Colac Otway
Australia
Coordinates38°20′36″S 143°35′13″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Warrnambool
Distance153.40 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Staffed Part-Time
Station codeCOL
Fare zoneMyki not available. Paper ticket only.
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened27 July 1877 (1877-07-27)
Services
Four services in each direction on weekdays
Three services in each direction on weekends
Preceding station V/Line Following station
Birregurra
towards Southern Cross
 Warrnambool line Camperdown
towards Warrnambool

History

Colac opened as the terminus of the line from Birregurra. On 2 July 1883, the line was extended to Camperdown.[1][2]

Goods facilities included a brick goods shed and a steel shelter, provided with the Freightgate centre during the 1980s. During 1988, a number of sidings were removed, including the oil siding at the Up end, and No. 6 road.[3] In 2008, the points for the crossing loop were removed.[2]

In December 2010, a siding was provided for the stabling of track maintenance machines.[4]

Colac was the interchange with the 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge Crowes line. This line was built in the early 1900s, to service the farming and timber harvesting areas in the Otway Ranges. The line was built in two stages, with the first to Beech Forest opening on 1 March 1902, and the second to Crowes, on 20 June 1911. The line was closed in sections; Ferguson to Crowes on 9 December 1954, followed by a reopening to Weeaproinah on 19 January 1955, and full closure on 30 June 1962.[5]

Platforms and services

Colac has one platform. It is serviced by V/Line Warrnambool line services.[6]

Platform 1:

Christian's Bus Company operates three routes via Colac station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  1 : Colac – Elliminyt[7]
  •  2 : Colac – Colac West[8]
  •  3 : Colac – Colac East[9]

References
  1. Colac Vicsig
  2. Colac Station Rail Geelong
  3. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1988. p. 253.
  4. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 2011. p. 56.
  5. Norman Houghton. "Colac-Beech Forest-Crowes Railway Conservation Management Plan" (PDF). Colac–Otway Shire. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
  6. Warrnambool - Melbourne via Colac Public Transport Victoria
  7. 1 Colac to Elliminyt Public Transport Victoria
  8. 2 Colac to Colac West Public Transport Victoria
  9. 3 Colac to Colac East Public Transport Victoria
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