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.

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, or an Aboriginal word meaning 'north wind'.

In 1950, the line to Warragul was duplicated, and in 1952, duplication of the line to Longwarry occurred. By October 1989, all former sidings and crossovers, and the associated overhead wire, were abolished, effectively leaving Drouin as a "through" station. During this time, it received Viclink purple station signage, the first station on the regional rail network to receive this signage.

Platforms and services

Drouin has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by V/Line Traralgon and Bairnsdale line services.

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Warragul Bus Lines operates four routes via Drouin station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  • : to Warragul station
  • : to Drouin North
  • Garfield station – Traralgon Plaza
  • Traralgon station – Drouin North

References

  • Victorian Railway Stations Gallery
  • Melway map