Lara railway station
Lara | ||||||||||||||||
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| PTV regional rail station | ||||||||||||||||
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| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Hicks Street, Lara, Victoria 3212 City of Greater Geelong Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°01′19″S 144°24′53″E / 38.0220°S 144.4147°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Geelong Warrnambool (Warrnambool) | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 57.50 kilometres from Southern Cross | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Operational, staffed part-time | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | LAR | |||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 2/4 overlap | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 November 1856 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1981 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Duck Ponds (1856-1875) | |||||||||||||||
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Lara railway station is a regional railway station on the Warrnambool line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the town of Lara, in Victoria, Australia. Lara station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform with two faces. It opened on 1 November 1856, with the current station provided in 1981.[1][2]
Initially opened as Duck Ponds, the station was given its current name of Lara on 30 June 1875.[1][2]
History
[edit]When Lara station opened, it was the temporary terminus of the Geelong – Melbourne line.[3] The present station building was constructed in the 1920s,[3]: 152 and the existing single platform on the east side of the line was converted into an island platform in June 1981, when the line from Lara to Little River was duplicated.[1][2] In September of that year, the line to Corio was duplicated.[4][2]
In 1973, a signal panel was provided at the station, and in 1981, it relocated into the station building.[4][2] It was abolished in January 2006.[5] No.2 road (loop siding) was also extended in 1973, providing a crossing loop.[4][2] The loop siding is generally used by trains serving the Avalon Airshow, which terminate at Lara.
In 1962, flashing light signals were provided at the McClelland Avenue level crossing, located nearby in the down direction of the station,[4][2] with boom barriers provided later on in 1981.[4][2]
In 1993, No.2 siding was abolished, along with a dwarf signal.[4][2] In 1999, the station waiting room received an upgrade, including the installation of glass sliding doors.[6]
The Western standard gauge line to Adelaide runs immediately west of the station.
Platforms and services
[edit]Lara has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by V/Line Geelong line and selected Warrnambool line services.[7][8]
Platform 1:
- Geelong line services to Southern Cross
- Warrnambool line weekend services to Southern Cross
Platform 2:
- Geelong line services to Geelong, South Geelong, Marshall and Waurn Ponds
- Warrnambool line weekend services to Warrnambool
Transport links
[edit]CDC Geelong operates three routes to and from Lara station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 10 : to Lara South (Weekday extension to Corio Shopping Centre)[9]
- 11 : to Lara East[10]
- 12 : to Lara West[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Lara Station Rail Geelong
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Newport - Geelong (1999)" (PDF). Victorian Station Histories. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ a b Wynd, Ian. (1981). So Fine a Country: A History of the Shire of Corio. Shire of Corio. p. 50.
- ^ a b c d e f Lara Vicsig
- ^ Lara Signal Box (LAR) Vicsig
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. December 1999. p. 376.
- ^ Geelong - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Warrnambool - Melbourne via Colac Public Transport Victoria
- ^ "10 Lara Station - Lara South - Corio SC".
- ^ "11 Lara Station - Lara East via Rennie St and Lara Lifestyle Village".
- ^ "12 Lara Station - Lara West".