Longwarry railway station is a regional railway station on the Gippsland line, part of the V/Line network. It serves the town of Longwarry, in Victoria, Australia. Longwarry station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 July 1881.
History The track east of the station to Drouin was duplicated in 1952, but the section between Bunyip and Longwarry remained single track for several decades because the bridge over the Bunyip River has not been duplicated. The line through Longwarry to Warragul was electrified in July 1954, but electrification was removed in December 1998.
On 26 August 1988, the electric staff safeworking system between Longwarry and Bunyip was abolished, and was replaced with automatic three-position signalling. The double line block system between Longwarry and Warragul was also abolished, along with the signal box and all two position signals. At the same time, boom barriers were provided at the Yannathan Road level crossing, replacing hand-operated gates. By October 1989, the connections to the former goods siding was abolished, as was the overhead wire above the siding.
As part of the Regional Rail Revival project, a second platform was built at the station, and the line between Bunyip and Longwarry was duplicated, with the project originally being scheduled for completion in late 2022. Duplication works would later be completed in June 2024.
Platforms and services Longwarry has two platforms. The second of which commenced operations in 2024. It is served by V/Line Traralgon and selected Bairnsdale line trains.Traralgon - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria Longwarry platform arrangementPlatformLineDestination1Southern Cross, Traralgon, Bairnsdale2Southern Cross, Traralgon, Bairnsdale
Transport links Warragul Bus Lines operates one route via Longwarry station: Garfield station – Traralgon Centre PlazaGarfield Station to Traralgon Plaza Public Transport Victoria
Further reading Tait-a-thon Trar-al-gon! - Newsrail, August 1987
References
External links Victorian Railway Stations Gallery Melway map