Geelong-Ballarat Railway

The railway line from Geelong to Ballarat was one of the two Goldfields Railways built at the very beginning of the Victorian Railways era between 1858 and 1862.

The railway was built to serve the gold mining town of Ballarat which, along with Bendigo, produced a large proportion of the great wealth with which Victoria was blessed during the second half of the nineteenth century.

The Moorabool Viaduct now in service as part of the National Standard Gauge network
Source: Owen Peake

Inside the Geelong Railway Station Train Shed in 2012
Source: Owen Peake

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Geelong Railway Station

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Ballarat Railway Station

Engineering Heritage Recognition Program

Marker Type	Engineering Heritage Marker (EHM)
Award Date	10 April 2012
Heritage Significance	The whole of the railway is significant, incorporating high engineering and aesthetic standards and showing great sympathy for the country through which it travels. The major elements of significance are the civil works and the permanent way of the railway; the major engineering structures of the railway including the Moorabool Viaduct and seven stone bridges and the buildings associated with the railway, particularly the railway precincts at the major railway stations at Geelong and Ballarat.
Nomination Document	Available here.
Ceremony Booklet Ceremony Report	Available here.
Plaque/Interpretation Panel	Geelong Panel Available here. Ballarat Panel Available here.