Editing Geelong (section)

===Rail===
[[File:Geelong-morning.jpg|thumb|left|[[V/Line]] passenger trains at [[Geelong railway station]]]]
Geelong is a major hub for [[rail transport in Victoria]], having frequent services to and from Melbourne, and being at the junction of the [[Port Fairy railway line|Port Fairy]], [[Western standard gauge railway line|Western standard gauge]] and the [[Geelong-Ballarat railway line|Geelong-Ballarat]] lines.<ref name="rg" /> Eight passenger railway stations are in the urban area, all along the [[Port Fairy railway line|Warrnambool line]] and served by [[V/Line]] trains.<ref name="viclink">{{cite web
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}}</ref> The Geelong line provides passenger services to Melbourne in the off-peak with trains departing Geelong every 20 minutes on weekdays, with more frequent services at peak times. According to V/Line, the Geelong line carries more passengers than any other regional rail line in Australia.<ref>[http://www.vline.com.au/community/home/howbusy.html How busy is my Geelong train? V/Line<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{dead link|date=July 2012}}</ref> None of the lines are electrified and all trains servicing Geelong are [[Diesel engine|diesel]] powered.

Geelong's currently operating stations include [[Little River railway station|Little River]], [[Lara railway station|Lara]], [[Corio railway station|Corio]], [[North Shore railway station|North Shore]], [[North Geelong railway station|North Geelong]], [[Geelong railway station|Geelong]], [[South Geelong railway station|South Geelong]], [[Marshall railway station|Marshall]] and [[Waurn Ponds railway station|Waurn Ponds]].

In the past, a rail line connected Geelong city to the Bellarine Peninsula through to [[Queenscliff, Victoria|Queenscliff]], ceasing to operate as a regular passenger service in 1976. The [[Bellarine Railway]] operates a section of the line between [[Drysdale, Victoria|Drysdale]] and [[Queenscliff, Victoria|Queenscliff]] as a tourist attraction.

Passenger services run to [[Warrnambool railway station|Warrnambool]] three times daily, connecting Geelong with [[Colac railway station|Colac]], [[Terang railway station|Terang]], and [[Camperdown railway station|Camperdown]]. [[Journey Beyond]]'s ''[[The Overland]]'' service between Melbourne and [[Adelaide Parklands Terminal|Adelaide]] stops at the standard-gauge platform provided at [[North Shore railway station|North Shore station]]. It runs six days a week, with three services to Adelaide and three to Melbourne.<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.gsr.com.au/our-trains/the-overland/the-journey.php 
 |title=The Overland Homepage 
 |work=[[Journey Beyond]]
 |access-date=2007-12-18 
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}}</ref> Freight trains also operate from Melbourne to Geelong serving local industries,<ref name="rgnog">{{cite web
|url=http://www.railgeelong.com/locations.php?name=North%20Geelong%20Yard
|title=North Geelong Yard
|work=Rail Geelong
|access-date=2007-08-13}}</ref> as well as to Warrnambool and other western Victorian towns. The main [[Western standard gauge railway line|Melbourne-Adelaide standard-gauge line]] is a heavily used interstate freight route.

Victoria's electronic ticketing system, [[Myki]], was implemented on rail services between Marshall and Melbourne on 29 July 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Myki to start on V/Line Commuter Services |url=http://www.vline.com.au/about/news/mediareleases/96766932/Article.aspx |publisher=[[V/Line]] |access-date=2013-08-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827131931/http://www.vline.com.au/about/news/mediareleases/96766932/Article.aspx |archive-date=27 August 2013}}</ref>

The Victorian government is currently in process of land acquisition and inspection for a potential [[Torquay, Victoria|Torquay]] rail line which would service both Torquay and the [[Armstrong Creek, Victoria|Armstrong Creek]] growth corridor.