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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
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
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; 144 years ago (1878-03-01)
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station Garfield towards Southern Cross Gippsland line Warragul towards Bairnsdale Longwarry towards Southern Cross Warragul towards Traralgon

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

External links

• Victorian Railway Stations Gallery
• Melway map

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