Waurn Ponds railway station
Waurn Ponds | |||||||||||||||||||
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| PTV regional rail station | |||||||||||||||||||
Eastbound view from Platform 1, with Platform 2 under construction, April 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Sugargum Drive, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216 City of Greater Geelong Australia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°12′39.88″S 144°20′19.23″E / 38.2110778°S 144.3386750°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | ||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Geelong Warrnambool (Warrnambool) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 84.90 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Operational, staffed | ||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | WPD | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 12 October 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 31 May 2022 (Regional Rail Revival) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Grovedale (provisionally) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | 84,323 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | 179,836 113.09% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | 225,053 25.69% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||||||||||
| To Melbourne: Approximately every 40 minutes. To Warrnambool: 5 services on weekdays and 3 on weekends
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Waurn Ponds railway station is a regional railway station on the Warrnambool line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the southern Geelong suburb of Waurn Ponds, in Victoria, Australia. Waurn Ponds station is a ground level premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 12 October 2014, with the current station provided in 2022.