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PTV regional rail station | ||||||||||||||||
![]() Westbound view of station building and Platform 1, 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°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 | ![]() | |||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||
Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Accessible | 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 in Drouin, Victoria along the Gippsland railway line. It opened on 1 March 1878. [1]
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]
Drouin has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by V/Line Traralgon and Bairnsdale line services. [7]
Platform 1:
Platform 2:
Warragul Bus Lines operates four routes via Drouin station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
Drouin | ||||||||||||||||
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PTV regional rail station | ||||||||||||||||
![]() Westbound view of station building and Platform 1, 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°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 | ![]() | |||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||
Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Accessible | 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 in Drouin, Victoria along the Gippsland railway line. It opened on 1 March 1878. [1]
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]
Drouin has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by V/Line Traralgon and Bairnsdale line services. [7]
Platform 1:
Platform 2:
Warragul Bus Lines operates four routes via Drouin station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: