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Drouin
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 / -38.1359; 145.8553
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
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; 146 years ago (1878-03-01)
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station Longwarrytowards Southern Cross Gippsland line Warragultowards Traralgon or Bairnsdale Garfieldtowards Southern Cross Gippsland lineBairnsdale express Warragultowards Bairnsdale
Location DrouinLocation within Victoria

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. The present island platform was provided in 1958.

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. By October 1989, all former sidings and crossovers, and the associated overhead wire, were abolished, effectively leaving Drouin as a "through" station.

In 2006, the station building underwent a refurbishment. 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.

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

References

1. ^ "Drouin station". Vicsig. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
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

External links

• Victorian Railway Stations Gallery
• Melway map

• Railway stations in Australia opened in 1878
• Regional railway stations in Victoria (state)
• Transport in Gippsland (region)
• Shire of Baw Baw