Colac Railway Station
History
When Colac station opened, it was the terminus of the line from Birregurra. On 2 July 1883, the extended line to Camperdown was opened.
Goods facilities included a brick goods shed, and a steel portal framed shelter was added when 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. In 2008, the points for the crossing loop were removed.
In December 2010, a siding was provided for the stabling of track maintenance machines.
Colac was the interchange with the 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge Crowes line, which was opened in the early 1900s to serve 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.
Platforms and services
Colac has one platform. It is served by V/Line Warrnambool line trains.
Platform 1:
- Warrnambool line services to Warrnambool and Southern Cross
Transport links
Christian's Bus Company operates three routes via Colac station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 1 : Colac – Elliminyt
- 2 : Colac – Colac West
- 3 : Colac – Colac East
References
- ^ Colac Vicsig
- ^ Colac Station Rail Geelong
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1988. p. 253.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 2011. p. 56.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Warrnambool - Melbourne via Colac Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 1 Colac to Elliminyt Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 2 Colac to Colac West Public Transport Victoria
- ^ 3 Colac to Colac East Public Transport Victoria