Drouin railway station
Railway station in Victoria, Australia
| Preceding station |  V/Line | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longwarry towards Southern Cross | Gippsland line | Warragul towards Traralgon or Bairnsdale | ||
| Garfield towards Southern Cross | Gippsland line Bairnsdale express | Warragul towards Bairnsdale | ||
Location | |
|---|---|
  Drouin Location within Victoria |
Drouin railway station is located in Drouin, Victoria along the Gippsland railway line. 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]
Platform 1:
- Gippsland line services to Southern Cross in the morning and early afternoon
- Gippsland line services to Traralgon and Bairnsdale in the late afternoon and evening
Platform 2:
- Gippsland line services to Traralgon and Bairnsdale in the morning and early afternoon
- Gippsland line services to Southern Cross in the late afternoon and evening
Transport links
Warragul Bus Lines operates four routes via Drouin station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 85 : to Warragul station[8]
- 86 : to Drouin North[9]
- Garfield station – Traralgon Plaza[10]
- Traralgon station – Drouin North[11]
References
- ^ a b c d Drouin Vicsig
- ^ "Drouin". Victorian Places. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Drouin". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. May 1988. p. 155.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 2007. p. 60.
- ^ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 2007. p. 101.
- ^ 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
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Drouin railway station.
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