Garfield railway station

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Garfield
PTV regional rail station
Garfield railway station, Victoria.jpg
Westbound view from Platform 1 in January 2015
General information
LocationNar Nar Goon–Longwarry Road,
Garfield, Victoria 3814
Shire of Cardinia
Australia
Coordinates 38°05′28″S145°40′25″E / 38.09104°S 145.67365°E / -38.09104; 145.67365 Coordinates: 38°05′28″S145°40′25″E / 38.09104°S 145.67365°E / -38.09104; 145.67365
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by V/Line
Line(s) Gippsland
Distance74.94 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsVictoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeGFD
Fare zone Myki Zone 4/5 overlap
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened17 December 1884;138 years ago (1884-12-17)
Previous namesCannibal Creek Siding (1884–1887)
Services
Preceding station Victoria train logo.svg V/Line Following station
Tynong
towards Southern Cross
Gippsland line Bunyip
towards Traralgon or Bairnsdale
Pakenham
towards Southern Cross
Gippsland line
Bairnsdale express
 Drouin
towards Bairnsdale
Location
Australia Victoria location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Garfield
Location within Victoria

Garfield railway station is located on the Gippsland line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Garfield, and it opened on 17 December 1884 as Cannibal Creek Siding. It was renamed Garfield on 28 March 1887. [1]

Contents

The station was destroyed by fire on 20 February 1924. [1] In 1954, electrification of the line was provided between Pakenham and Warragul, and in 1956, the line between Tynong and Bunyip was duplicated, with a new down platform (Platform 2) provided. [1]

In 1971, a crossover at the station was abolished, and in 1978, the up end connection to the siding was abolished. [1] The siding was abolished altogether in 1987. [1]

In 1998, electrified services between Pakenham and Warragul ceased, with de-electrification between those stations occurring in 2001. [1]

Platforms and services

Garfield has two side platforms. It is serviced by V/Line Traralgon and Bairnsdale line services. [2]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Warragul Bus Lines operates three routes to and from Garfield station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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