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The Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company was a railway company in Victoria, Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The company opened a railway in 1857 from Geelong to Newport. MCite/Citephp.--> Geelong (dʒəˈlɔŋ is the second largest city in the state Newport is a Railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Newport, at the junction of the In 1859 this line was extended to Spencer Street Station and a branch line was opened from Newport to Williamstown Pier. Southern Cross (formerly Spencer Street and before that Batman's Hill) is a major railway station and transport hub of Melbourne, Victoria Newport is a Railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Newport, at the junction of the Williamstown Pier was the original terminus of the Williamstown line of the Melbourne suburban rail system. The Company was taken over by the Government of Victoria in 1860 and it became part of Victorian Railways. The Government of Victoria, under the Constitution of Australia, ceded certain legislative and judicial powers to See also Rail transport in Victoria The Victorian Railways operated railways in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1983