Trains & Buses at Marshall; Crossing V/Line Trains - Victorian Transport

In this video we visit Marshall, a small station situated in the southern suburbs of Geelong. Here we see some V/Line Vlocity trains arrive and depart the station and at some trackside spots nearby, including the Marshalltown Road level crossing. Marshall only features a single platform with a crossing loop, which allows trains to pass one another. We see the crossing loop in action as a V/Line N Class locomotive hauled train crosses a Vlocity sitting in the platform. As well as V/Line Geelong line services we also see some McHarry's buses at the station, with Marshall being served by routes 40, 50, 51 & 55. Buses seen include Scania K280UB's, Scania K310UB's, and one of their newer Scania K320UB Hybrids. Marshall station originally opened as Connewarre on the 14th July 1879, and was renamed Marshall on the 1st April 1907. The original Marshall station closed on the 14th October 1957. On the 26th April 2005 a new Marshall station opened to serve the growing southern suburbs of Geelong, and served as the terminus of the Geelong Line until it was extended one stop further to Waurn Ponds in 2014. The station is fairly basic with a simple platform with a ticket office, some toilets, some small shelters, and that's about it. However the station won't remain in its current state for too much longer. As part of a project to partially duplciate the line from South Geelong to Waurn Ponds, Marshall station will be completely rebuilt to construct a second platform with a footbridge. Major works will begin next year with construction to be completed in 2024. Date: September 2022.