Garfield railway station

This article is about the Australian railway station. For other uses, see Garfield station (disambiguation).

Garfield railway station is a regional railway station on the Gippsland line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the town of Garfield, in Victoria, Australia. Garfield station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 17 December 1884.^[1]

Garfield
PTV regional rail station
Westbound view from Platform 1, January 2015
General information
Location	Nar Nar Goon–Longwarry Road, Garfield, Victoria 3814 Shire of Cardinia Australia
Coordinates	38°05′28″S 145°40′25″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	Gippsland
Distance	74.94 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	GFD
Fare zone	Myki Zone 4/5 overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	17 December 1884; 140 years ago (1884-12-17)
Previous names	Cannibal Creek Siding (1884–1887)
Services
Preceding station 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 Garfield Location within Victoria

Initially opened as Cannibal Creek Siding, the station was given its current name of Garfield on 28 March 1887, after other suggested names from locals were rejected.^[2]

History

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.^[3]

Platform 1:

•  Gippsland line  services to Southern Cross

Platform 2:

•  Gippsland line  services to Traralgon and Bairnsdale

Transport links

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

• to Nar Nar Goon station^[4]
• to Pakenham station^[5]
• to Traralgon Plaza^[6]