Colac railway station is located on the Warrnambool line in

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. It serves the town of Colac, and it opened on 27 July 1877.Colac
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History

Colac opened as the terminus of the line from

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. On 2 July 1883, the line was extended to Camperdown. Goods facilities included a brick

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and a steel shelter, provided with the Freightgate centre during the 1980s. During 1988, a number of

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s were removed, including the oil siding at the Up end, and No. 6 road. In 2008, the points for the

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were removed. In December 2010, a siding was provided for the stabling of track maintenance machines. Colac was the interchange with the gauge Crowes line. This line was built in the early 1900s, to service the farming and timber harvesting areas in the

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. The line was built in two stages, with the first to

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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 serviced by

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Warrnambool line services. Platform 1: * services to

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and

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Transport links

Christian's Bus Company operates three routes via Colac station, under contract to

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: *: Colac – Elliminyt *: Colac – Colac West *: Colac – Colac East3 Colac to Colac East
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References

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{{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, South Western=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Australia opened in 1877 Regional railway stations in Victoria (Australia) Colac, Victoria