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Lara railway station

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Location
  
Hicks Street, Lara

Operated by
  
V/Line

Platforms
  
2 (1 island)

Opened
  
1 November 1856

Tracks
  
4

Owned by
  
VicTrack

Line(s)
  
Port Fairy

Address
  
Lara VIC 3212, Australia

Owner
  
VicTrack

Lara railway station

Distance
  
57.50 kilometres from Southern Cross

Similar
  
North Geelong railway st, Geelong railway station, North Shore railway st, Marshall railway station, Corio railway station

Avalon airshow 2009 lara railway station specials


Lara railway station is located on the Port Fairy line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Lara opening on 1 November 1856 as Duck Ponds, being renamed Lara in September 1872.

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It opened as the temporary terminus of the Geelong - Melbourne line in 1856. 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 island platform when the line from Lara to Little River was duplicated in June 1981.

The Western standard gauge line passes to the north of the station. A Run around siding is provided for Avalon Airshow trains which terminate here.

Platforms & services

Lara has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by V/Line Geelong and Warrnambool line services.

Platform 1:

  • Geelong line: V/Line services to Southern Cross
  • Warrnambool line: V/Line services to Southern Cross
  • Platform 2:

  • Geelong line: V/Line services to Geelong, South Geelong, Marshall & Waurn Ponds
  • Warrnambool line: V/Line services to Warrnambool
  • References

    Lara railway station Wikipedia