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Lara railway station

Coordinates: 38°01′19″S 144°24′53″E / 38.0220°S 144.4147°E / -38.0220; 144.4147
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Lara
PTV regional rail station
Northbound view of station platform and building with 2 VLocity trains occupying both platforms and a P-class diesel locomotive passing through, March 2008
General information
LocationHicks Street,
Lara, Victoria 3212
City of Greater Geelong
Australia
Coordinates38°01′19″S 144°24′53″E / 38.0220°S 144.4147°E / -38.0220; 144.4147
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Geelong Warrnambool
(Warrnambool)
Distance57.50 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks4
ConnectionsRegional bus Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, staffed part-time
Station codeLAR
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2/4 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 November 1856; 167 years ago (1856-11-01)
Rebuilt1981
Previous namesDuck Ponds (1856-1875)
Services
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Little River Geelong line Corio
towards Geelong or Waurn Ponds
Wyndham Vale Warrnambool line
Weekends only
North Shore
towards Warrnambool
Location
Lara is located in Victoria
Lara
Lara
Location within Victoria

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

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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

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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:

Platform 2:

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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

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  1. ^ a b c Lara Station Rail Geelong
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Newport - Geelong (1999)" (PDF). Victorian Station Histories. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  3. ^ a b Wynd, Ian. (1981). So Fine a Country: A History of the Shire of Corio. Shire of Corio. p. 50.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Lara Vicsig
  5. ^ Lara Signal Box (LAR) Vicsig
  6. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. December 1999. p. 376.
  7. ^ Geelong - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  8. ^ Warrnambool - Melbourne via Colac Public Transport Victoria
  9. ^ "10 Lara Station - Lara South - Corio SC".
  10. ^ "11 Lara Station - Lara East via Rennie St and Lara Lifestyle Village".
  11. ^ "12 Lara Station - Lara West".
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