Lara railway station is a

regional rail Regional rail is a public transport, public rail transport service that operates between towns and cities. These trains operate with more stops than inter-city rail, and unlike commuter rail, operate beyond the limits of urban areas, connectin ...

way station on the Warrnambool line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the town of Lara, in Victoria, Australia. Lara station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring an

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with two faces. It opened on 1 November 1856, with the current station provided in 1981.Lara Station
Rail Geelong Initially opened as Duck Ponds, the station was given its current name of Lara on 30 June 1875.Lara Station
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History

When Lara station opened, it was the temporary terminus of the Geelong – Melbourne line. The present station building was constructed in the 1920s, and the existing single platform on the east side of the line was converted into an

in June 1981, when the line from Lara to Little River was duplicated. In September of that year, the line to Corio was duplicated.Lara
Vicsig In 1973, a signal panel was provided at the station, and in 1981, it relocated into the station building. It was abolished in January 2006.Lara Signal Box (LAR)
Vicsig No.2 road (loop siding) was also extended in 1973, providing a crossing loop. The loop siding is generally used by trains serving the Avalon Airshow, which terminate at Lara. In 1962, flashing light signals were provided at the McClelland Avenue

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, located nearby in the down direction of the station, with boom barriers provided later on in 1981. In 1993, No.2 siding was abolished, along with a dwarf signal. In 1999, the station waiting room received an upgrade, including the installation of glass

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. The Western standard gauge line to

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runs immediately west of the station.

Platforms and services

Lara has one

with two faces. It is serviced by

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Geelong line and selected Warrnambool line services. Platform 1: * services to

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* weekend services to Southern Cross Platform 2: * services to

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung language, Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in Victoria, Australia, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River (Victo ...

, South Geelong,

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and Waurn Ponds * weekend services to

Warrnambool Warrnambool (; Eastern Maar, Maar: ''Peetoop'' or ''Wheringkernitch'' or ''Warrnambool'') is a city on the south-western coast of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. At the Census in Australia#2021, 2021 census, Warrnambool had a populati ...

Transport links

CDC Geelong operates three routes to and from Lara station, under contract to

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: *: to Lara South (Weekday extension to Corio Shopping Centre) *: to Lara East *: to Lara West

References

External links

Victorian Railway Stations gallery
{{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, South Western=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Australia opened in 1856 Regional railway stations in Victoria (state) Railway stations in Geelong