Lara railway station
Lara railway station is located on the Port Fairy 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.
When Lara station opened, it was the temporary terminus of the Geelong - Melbourne line. 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. 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.
Platform 1:
- Geelong line: V/Line services to Southern Cross
- Warrnambool line: Weekend V/Line services to Southern Cross
Platform 2:
- Geelong line: V/Line services to Geelong, South Geelong, Marshall & Waurn Ponds
- Warrnambool line: Weekday evenings & Weekend V/Line services to Warrnambool
Transport links
operates three bus routes serving Lara station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria :
