Warragul railway station is located on the Gippsland line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of

Warragul Warragul is a town in Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne. Warragul lies between the Strzelecki Ranges to the south and the Mount Baw Baw Plateau of the Great Dividing Range to the north. As of the , the town had a population of 1 ...

, and it opened on 1 March 1878 as Warrigal. It was renamed Warragul on 1 May 1879. It was the junction station for the

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to Neerim South and

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, which closed in 1958. The line between Pakenham and Warragul was duplicated in various stages between 1952 and 1956, and was

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in 1954. Two years earlier, in 1952, the line to Yarragon was duplicated, and in 1955, electrification was extended to

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. Starting from 15 February 1987, and lasting until December 1998, the station was the terminus of a number of The Met/ PTC electric passenger services from Flinders Street. The line was de-electrified beyond Warragul on 28 June 1987, and the overhead support structures were removed in 2005/2006, as part of the

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. The former "A" siding was abolished in 1988, along with alterations to the points, signals and

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. Also during 1988, the double line block system between Warragul and Yarragon was abolished, with automatic three position signalling introduced. This introduction also resulted in the abolition of

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"A" and "B", both replaced by a signal panel in the station building. The tracks in the former

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are now used as storage for concrete sleepers, old and new signals, and rail machines. Tracks on the northern side of the station were moved slightly, to reduce the radius of curves, and allow trains to travel at higher speed. On 28 April 2006, the signal panel within the station building was abolished. The station itself was upgraded in 2015. It included a new car park and a bus interchange, a new

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next to the Alfred Street

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and a new road

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at Normanby Place, located at the eastern end of the station.

Platforms and services

Warragul has one

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with two faces. It is serviced by

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Traralgon Traralgon ( ) is a town located in the east of the Latrobe Valley in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia and the most populous city of the City of Latrobe. The urban population of Traralgon at the was 26,907. It is the largest and fa ...

and

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line services. Platform 1: * services to

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in the morning and early afternoon * services to

and

in the late afternoon and evening Platform 2: * services to

and

in the morning and early afternoon * services to

in the late afternoon and evening

Transport links

Warragul Bus Lines operates eight routes via Warragul station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: *: to Warragul South *: to Warragul North *: to Warragul North *: to Warragul East *: to Drouin station *: to

* Garfield station – Traralgon Plaza * Traralgon station – Drouin NorthTraralgon Station to Drouin North via TAFE Gippsland
Public Transport Victoria

Gallery

Image:Double headed coal train passing westbound through Warragul station ~1920.jpg, Eastbound view circa 1920

References

External links

Melway map
{{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Eastern=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Australia opened in 1878 Regional railway stations in Victoria (Australia) Victorian Heritage Register Transport in Gippsland (region) Shire of Baw Baw Listed railway stations in Australia