Drouin railway station
Drouin | |||||||||||||
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| PTV regional rail station | |||||||||||||
 Westbound view in March 2015 | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | Francis Avenue, Drouin, Victoria 3818 Shire of Baw Baw Australia | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°08′09″S 145°51′19″E / 38.1359°S 145.8553°ECoordinates: 38°08′09″S 145°51′19″E / 38.1359°S 145.8553°E | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gippsland | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 92.22 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||
| Status | Operational, Staffed Part-Time | ||||||||||||
| Station code | DRO | ||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 6 | ||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 March 1878 | ||||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||||
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Drouin railway station is located on the Gippsland line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Drouin, and it opened on 1 March 1878.[1]
History[edit]
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]
Platforms and services[edit]
Drouin has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by V/Line Traralgon and Bairnsdale line services.[5]
Platform 1:
- Gippsland line services to Southern Cross
Platform 2:
- Gippsland line services to Traralgon and Bairnsdale
Transport links[edit]
Warragul Bus Lines operates four routes via Drouin station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 85 : to Warragul station[6]
- 86 : to Drouin North[7]
- Garfield station – Traralgon Plaza[8]
- Traralgon station – Drouin North[9]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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