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The Warrnambool line is a long-distance regional rail service in Victoria, Australia. Operated by V/Line , it is the state's fourth longest railway line at 267.3 kilometres (166.1 mi). The line runs from Southern Cross station in central Melbourne to Warrnambool station in the south-west, serving 21 stations via Wyndham Vale , Geelong , Waurn ...
1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8. +. 1⁄2 in) standard gauge. V/Line is a statutory authority that operates regional passenger train and coach services in the Australian state of Victoria. It provides passenger train services on five commuter lines and eight long-distance routes from its major hub at Southern Cross railway station in Melbourne.
Warrnambool ( / ˈwɔːrnəmbuːl / ⓘ; Maar: Peetoop or Wheringkernitch or Warrnambool) [2] is a city on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Warrnambool had a population of 35,743. [1] Situated on the Princes Highway, Warrnambool (Allansford) marks the western end of the Great Ocean Road and the southern end of ...
HMAS Warrnambool in 1941 before being commissioned. HMAS Warrnambool (J202), named for the city of Warrnambool, Victoria was one of 60 Bathurst -class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). [1] Warrnambool sank after she hit a mine in the Great ...
1600 mm ( 5 ft 3 in) broad gauge. The Western standard gauge railway line is a standard-gauge railway line in western Victoria, Australia. Completed in 1995, it forms part of the Melbourne–Adelaide rail corridor and serves as the principal interstate rail link between Victoria and the western states. The line replaced a number of former broad ...
V/Line train crossing the Breakwater Bridge, 2006. The Warrnambool line was originally built by the private Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company and opened on 25 June 1857, the line being sold to the Victorian Railways in 1860. [3] The line was designed by English engineer Edward Snell, and built as a single track.
Warrnambool. / 38.3851°S 142.4755°E / -38.3851; 142.4755. Myki not available. Paper ticket only. Warrnambool railway station is the terminus of the Warrnambool line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the city of Warrnambool, and it opened on 4 February 1890. [1] [2]
The rail network of Melbourne, Australia, has a significant number of railway lines and yards serving freight traffic. Rail transport in Victoria is heavily focused on Melbourne, and, as a consequence, much of the state's rail freight passes through the metropolitan network. The lines are of two gauges: 1,600 mm ( 5 ft 3 in) Victorian broad ...