Drouin
PTV regional rail station
Westbound view in March 2015
General information
LocationFrancis Avenue,
Drouin, Victoria 3818
Shire of Baw Baw
Australia
Coordinates38°08′09″S 145°51′19″E / 38.1359°S 145.8553°E / -38.1359; 145.8553
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Gippsland
Distance92.22 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsRegional bus Bus
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, staffed part-time
Station codeDRO
Fare zoneMyki Zone 6
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 March 1878 (1878-03-01)
Services
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Longwarry Gippsland line Warragul
Garfield Gippsland line
Bairnsdale express
Warragul
towards Bairnsdale
Location
Drouin is located in Victoria
Drouin
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:

Platform 2:

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Drouin Vicsig
  2. "Drouin". Victorian Places. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. "Drouin". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004.
  4. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. May 1988. p. 155.
  5. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 2007. p. 60.
  6. "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 2007. p. 101.
  7. Traralgon - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  8. 85 Warragul Station - Drouin Station via Drouin South Public Transport Victoria
  9. 86 Drouin Station - Drouin North via McNeilly Rd Public Transport Victoria
  10. Garfield Station to Traralgon Plaza Public Transport Victoria
  11. Traralgon Station to Drouin North via TAFE Gippsland Public Transport Victoria
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