Warrnambool railway station is the terminus of the Warrnambool line in

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. It serves the city of

Warrnambool Warrnambool ( Maar: ''Peetoop'' or ''Wheringkernitch'' or ''Warrnambool'') is a city on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Warrnambool had a population of 35,743. Situated on the Princes Highway, Warrnambool (Al ...

, and it opened on 4 February 1890.Warrnambool
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lines such as the branch lines to

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and Crowes did venture further south but all have now closed). Beyond the station, the line continues for a further five kilometres to

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, and is used by freight trains. On 26 April 1988, that section officially changed to being worked as a

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, and the train staff previously used for train movements between Warrnambool and Dennington was abolished. Beyond Dennington, the line used to continue for a further 37 kilometres to

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. That section was closed in November 1977. On 14 July 2008, the siding serving the freight shed at the eastern ( Up) end of the station was booked out of use, and the track was removed. The goods shed itself was demolished in August 2018, due to its poor structural condition. As part of the

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project, passenger services on the line are set to increase to five per weekday from 2022, after upgrade works along the line are completed and the commissioning of a

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at Boorcan, located between Camperdown and

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stations. As part of this project, stabling facilities are also to be upgraded at Warrnambool, to allow VLocity trains to stable. Announced as part of a $21.9 million package in the ''2022/23 Victorian State Budget'', Warrnambool Station, alongside others, will receive accessibility upgrades, the installation of

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and platform shelters. The development process will begin in late 2022 or 2023, with a timeline for the upgrades to be released once construction has begun.

Platforms and services

Warrnambool has one platform. It is serviced by

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Warrnambool line services. Platform 1: * services to and from

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Transport links

Transit South West operates three routes via Warrnambool station, under contract to

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: *:

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*: to Warrnambool (loop service via Lake Pertobe) *: Warrnambool – Merrivale

operates contracted road coach services from Warrnambool station to: * Geelong station (via the

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) * Ballarat station (via Ararat and

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) * Mount Gambier station (via

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and

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)Mount Gambier - Warrnambool
Public Transport Victoria

References

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