The Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company opened a railway in 1857 from Geelong, Australia to Newport. In 1859 this line was extended to Spencer Street Station and a branch line was opened from Newport to Williamstown Pier. The Company was taken over by the Government of Victoria in 1860 and it became part of Victorian Railways. Moorabool St, Geelong A view of Corio Bay from Moorabool Street. ... This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... The new exterior of Southern Cross Station, seen from Spencer Street Southern Cross Station (formerly Spencer Street Station) is a major railway station in Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. ... This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... Williamstown Pier was the original terminus of the Williamstown line of the Melbourne suburban rail system. ... The form of the Government of Victoria is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1855, although it has been amended many times since then. ... The Victorian Railways were the state owned and government run railway for the state of Victoria in Australia. ...