Yarragon railway station

Yarragon railway station is located on the Gippsland line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Yarragon, and it opened on 1 August 1878 as Waterloo. It was renamed Yarragon on 17 December 1883.[1]

Yarragon
PTV regional rail station
Westbound view from Platform 2 in January 2017
General information
Location	Princes Highway, Yarragon, Victoria 3823 Shire of Baw Baw Australia
Coordinates	38°12′13″S 146°03′49″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	Gippsland
Distance	112.22 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	12 spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	YON
Fare zone	Myki Zone 8
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 August 1878 (1878-08-01)
Previous names	Waterloo (1878-1883)
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station Warragul towards Southern Cross Gippsland line Trafalgar towards Traralgon or Bairnsdale
Location
Yarragon Location within Victoria

In 1952, the line between Warragul and Yarragon was duplicated.[1] In 1955, electrification of the line was extended from Warragul to Moe, passing through the station.[1] In 1958, duplication of the line to Trafalgar occurred.[1]

On 2 July 1987, electrification between Warragul and Traralgon ceased. During August 1988, the double line block system between Yarragon and Warragul was abolished,[2] with automatic three position signalling introduced. Switching out facilities were also provided at Yarragon during this time.[2]

Steam locomotive K162 is on display, opposite the entrance to Platform 1. This locomotive was exchanged for K183 of the same class, when Steamrail Victoria deemed the latter to be in better condition. K183's tender remained, and thus K162 was painted as K183.

A disused goods platform exists behind Platform 2. By 2019, it was partly demolished, and the rail was removed.