Marshall railway station is a

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way station on the Warrnambool line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the southern suburb of

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, in

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, Victoria, Australia. Marshall station is a ground level premium station, featuring two side platforms, connected by an accessible footbridge and concourse. It opened on 14 July 1879 and was rebuilt in 2024 as part of the

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. The station was initially closed on 14 October 1957, then reopened on 26 April 2005. The former Geelong Racecourse station was located between Marshall and South Geelong.

History

Original Marshall station (1879-1957)

A previous station on the site, named

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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. The station was closed to all traffic on 17 February 1964.

Current Marshall station (2005-Present)

During the

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, the

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promised that a new station would be provided in the vicinity to serve the rapidly expanding southernmost suburbs of Geelong, with the exact site to be determined. 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 station was reopened 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
Public Transport Victoria As part of

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, the railway line between Waurn Ponds and South Geelong was duplicated, with a new second platform added to the station. The platform and station building closed on 15 June 2024 and were demolished. On 26 August 2024, the rebuilt station opened to passengers. The rebuilt station included a new station building on Platform 1 with an upgraded waiting room, a new second platform provided, a new pedestrian

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, a new forecourt, upgraded car parking spaces, upgraded bus interchange, upgraded lighting, upgraded platform shelters and

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. The duplication of the railway line was also completed on the same day.

Platforms and services

Marshall has two side platforms. It is served by

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

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* one weekday evening and one weekend service to Southern Cross Platform 2: * services to Waurn Ponds * two weekday evening and two weekend services to

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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 in Australia. 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 ...

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

References

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