Marshall | |||||||||||||||
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| PTV regional rail station | |||||||||||||||
 Southbound view of the station in December 2005 | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Marshalltown Road, Marshall, Victoria 3216 City of Greater Geelong Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°11′56″S 144°21′18″E / 38.19889°S 144.35500°E | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Geelong Warrnambool (Port Fairy) | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 79.60 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 (main-line plus run-around loop) | ||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | ||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||
| Status | Operational, staffed part-time | ||||||||||||||
| Station code | MSL | ||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 14 July 1879 | ||||||||||||||
| Closed | 14 October 1957 | ||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 26 April 2005 | ||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Connewarre (1879-1907) Grovedale (during planning stage in 2002/2003) | ||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | 233,410[1] | ||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | 231,806[1]  0.85% | ||||||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | 202,362[1] 12.55% | ||||||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | 190,704[1] 5.94% | ||||||||||||||
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  Marshall Location within Victoria | |||||||||||||||
Marshall railway station is located on the Warrnambool line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the southern Geelong suburb of Marshall, and opened on 26 April 2005.[2]
A previous station on the site, called Connewarre, opened on 14 July 1879, and was renamed Marshall on 1 April 1907.[2] That station was closed to passengers on 14 October 1957,[2] and the platform had been removed by 22 July 1958.[2][3] The station was closed to all traffic on 17 February 1964.[2]
During the 2002 Victorian state election, the State Government announced that a new station would be provided in the vicinity to serve the rapidly expanding southernmost suburbs of Geelong.[4] During the planning stages, the station was named Grovedale. In December 2003, it was announced that the new station would be built adjacent to the Marshalltown Road level crossing,[5] on the site of the former Marshall station. Following a naming competition, it was revealed in September 2004 that the new station would be called Marshall.[6]
The new station opened on 26 April 2005,[2] and was initially served by Warrnambool line trains only. From September 2005, Geelong line services were extended from South Geelong, and Marshall became the terminus for most Geelong-line trains.[3][7] Following its opening in October 2014, Waurn Ponds station became the terminus for the majority of Geelong line services.[8]
As part of the Regional Rail Revival project, a new station building will be constructed, incorporating an upgraded waiting room and forecourt, and a second platform will be provided, with the platforms to be connected by a pedestrian overpass. There will also be more car parking spaces, an upgraded bus interchange, and improvements to lighting and CCTV coverage.[9] As part of the works, the line between Waurn Ponds and South Geelong will be duplicated,[10] with the exception of the two-kilometre section of track across the Barwon River flood plain.
The former Geelong Racecourse station was located between Marshall and South Geelong.[11]