Marshall railway station is located on the Warrnambool line in

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. It serves the southern

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suburb of

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, and opened on 26 April 2005.Marshall
Vicsig A previous station on the site, called

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, opened on 14 July 1879, and was renamed Marshall on 1 April 1907. That station was closed to passengers on 14 October 1957, and the platform had been removed by 22 July 1958.Marshall Station
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announced that a new station would be provided in the vicinity to serve the rapidly expanding southernmost suburbs of Geelong. During the planning stages, the station was named

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. In December 2003, it was announced that the new station would be built adjacent to the Marshalltown Road

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, 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. The new station opened on 26 April 2005, and was initially served by Warrnambool line trains only. From September 2005, Geelong line services were extended from

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, and Marshall became the terminus for most Geelong-line trains. Following its opening in October 2014, Waurn Ponds station became the terminus for the majority of Geelong line services.Geelong - Melbourne timetable
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project, a new station building will be constructed, incorporating an upgraded waiting room and forecourt, and a second platform will be provided, the platforms being by a pedestrian overpass. There will also be more car parking spaces, an upgraded bus interchange, and improvements to lighting and

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coverage. As part of the works, the line between Waurn Ponds and South Geelong will be duplicated, 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.

Platforms and services

Marshall has one platform. It is served by

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Geelong line and some Warrnambool line trains. Platform 1: * services to

Waurn Ponds Waurn Ponds is a mainly residential southern suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The suburb is bounded by Rossack Drive, Princes Highway, the Geelong to Warrnambool railway, Reservoir Road, Draytons Road, Pigdons Road, Deakin University and ...

and

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* weekday evening and two weekend services to

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and Southern Cross

Transport links

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operates four routes via Marshall station, under contract to

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: *: Geelong station –

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Waurn Ponds Campus *: Geelong station –

Jan Juc Jan Juc is a suburb of Torquay, Victoria. At the 2016 census, Jan Juc had a population of 3,683. History Nearby Bellbrae was originally called Jan Juc but was renamed in 1923, so the Jan Juc Post Office, which opened on 25 January 1862, w ...

*: Geelong station – Jan Juc *: Geelong station – Ocean Grove55 Geelong Station - Ocean Grove via Barwon Heads
Public Transport Victoria

References

External links

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