Trafalgar railway station is a

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way station on the Gippsland line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the town of

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, in Victoria, Australia. Trafalgar station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 August 1878. Initially opened as Trafalgar, the station was renamed two times. It was renamed to Narracan on 5 May 1884, then was given its current name of Trafalgar on 2 June of that year.

History

In 1955,

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of the line was extended from

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 ...

to Moe, passing through the station. In 1958, the line from Yarragon was duplicated, and included a new down platform (Platform 2), a new signal panel and flashing light signals at the Ashby Street

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, located nearby in the up direction of the station. In 1960, the line between Trafalgar and Moe was duplicated. On 2 July 1987, electrification between Warragul and

Traralgon Traralgon ( , ) is a city located in the east of the Latrobe Valley in the Gippsland region of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia and the most populous city in the City of Latrobe and the region. The urban population of Traralgon at the ...

ceased. In 1996, a

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at the station, which was located at the up end, was closed, and replaced with a pedestrian crossing. In 1997, boom barriers were provided at the Ashby Street level crossing. A disused

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and platform formerly existed behind Platform 2. However, were removed in 2004 by the current land owners, Reid Stockfeeds. On 28 April 2006, the signal panel was abolished.Trafalgar Signal Box (TFG)
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Platforms and services

Trafalgar has two

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s. Most trains depart from Platform 1, but some peak hour services use Platform 2. It is serviced by

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and selected

Bairnsdale Bairnsdale (locally ) (Gunai language, Ganai: ''Wy-yung'') is a city in East Gippsland, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, situated in a region traditionally inhabited by the Tatungalung clan of the Gunaikurnai people. The estimated popu ...

line services. Platform 1: * services to

and

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Platform 2: * services to Traralgon, Bairnsdale and Southern Cross

Transport links

Warragul Bus Lines operates two routes via Trafalgar station, under contract to

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: * Garfield station – Traralgon Plaza * Traralgon station – Drouin NorthTraralgon Station to Drouin North via TAFE Gippsland
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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 (state) Transport in Gippsland (region) Shire of Baw Baw