Lara railway station

Lara railway station is located on the Warrnambool line in Victoria, Australia, and serves the township of Lara. The station opened on 1 November 1856 as "Duck Ponds", and was renamed Lara in September 1872.[1][2][3]

Lara
Northbound view in March 2008
LocationHicks Street, Lara
Coordinates38°01′19″S 144°24′53″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Warrnambool, Geelong (Waurn Ponds)
Distance57.50 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusStaffed part time
Station codeLAR
Fare zoneMyki zone 2-4 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 November 1856
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station
Little River
towards Southern Cross
 Geelong line Corio
towards Waurn Ponds
Footscray
One-way operation
 Warrnambool line
Weekday evenings only
 North Shore
towards Warrnambool
Wyndham Vale
towards Southern Cross
 Warrnambool line
Weekends only

When Lara station opened, it was the temporary terminus of the Geelong - Melbourne line.[4] The present station building was constructed in the 1920s,[4]:152 and the existing single platform on the east side of the line was converted into an island platform when the line from Lara to Little River was duplicated in June 1981.[2][3] There is also a loop siding which can be used by trains serving the Avalon Airshow trains, which terminate at Lara.

The Western standard gauge line runs immediately west of the station.

Platforms & services

Lara has one island platform with two faces. It is served by V/Line Geelong and limited Warrnambool line trains.[5][6]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

CDC Geelong operates three bus routes serving Lara station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria (PTV):

  • 10: Lara station - Lara South - Corio Secondary College[7]
  • 11: Lara Station - Lara East[8]
  • 12: Lara Station - Lara West[9]

References
  1. Lara Vicsig
  2. Lara Station Rail Geelong
  3. "Newport - Geelong (1993)" (PDF). Victorian Station Histories. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  4. Wynd, Ian. (1981). So Fine a Country: A History of the Shire of Corio. Shire of Corio. p. 50.
  5. Geelong - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  6. Warrnambool - Melbourne via Colac Public Transport Victoria
  7. http://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/8582
  8. http://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/13343
  9. http://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/10839
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