Drouin railway station
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Drouin railway station is a regional railway station on the Gippsland line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the town of Drouin, in Victoria, Australia. Drouin station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform with two faces. It opened on 1 March 1878.[1]
History
Drouin opened on 1 March 1878, when the line was extended from Bunyip to Moe. The station, like the township itself, was supposedly named after a Frenchman invented a chlorination process for the extraction of gold and metals from ore,[2] or an Aboriginal word meaning 'north wind'.[3]
In 1950, the line to Warragul was duplicated, and in 1952, duplication of the line to Longwarry occurred.[1] The present island platform was provided in 1958.[1]
The signal box at Drouin closed in February 1988, with the block post abolished, all fixed signals covered and lights extinguished. The interlocked signal frame was also abolished.[4] By October 1989, all former sidings and crossovers, and the associated overhead wire, were abolished, effectively leaving Drouin as a "through" station.[1]
In 2006, the station building underwent a refurbishment.[5] During this time, it received Viclink purple station signage, the first station on the regional rail network to receive this signage.[6]
Platforms and services
Drouin has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by V/Line Traralgon and Bairnsdale line services.[7]
| colspan="5" style="background:#Template:Rcr;background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #Template:Rcr); " |Drouin platform arrangement | ||
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| Platform | Line | Destination |
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Southern Cross |
| 2 | Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox |
Traralgon, Bairnsdale |
Transport links
Warragul Bus Lines operates four routes via Drouin station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 85 : to Warragul station[8]
- <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 86 : to Drouin North[9]
- Garfield station – Traralgon Plaza[10]
- Traralgon station – Drouin North[11]
References
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- ↑ Traralgon - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ 85 Warragul Station - Drouin Station via Drouin South Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ 86 Drouin Station - Drouin North via McNeilly Rd Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Garfield Station to Traralgon Plaza Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Traralgon Station to Drouin North via TAFE Gippsland Public Transport Victoria
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- Railway stations in Australia opened in 1878
- Regional railway stations in Victoria (state)
- Transport in Gippsland (region)
- Shire of Baw Baw