Garfield 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. Garfield station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two

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. It opened on 17 December 1884.Garfield
Vicsig 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.

History

The station was destroyed by fire on 20 February 1924. In 1954,

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of the line was provided between Pakenham and

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, and in 1956, the line between

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and

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was duplicated, with a new down platform (Platform 2) provided. In 1971, a

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at the station was abolished, and in 1978, the up end connection to the

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was abolished. The siding was abolished altogether in 1987. In 1998, electrified services between Pakenham and Warragul ceased, with de-electrification between those stations occurring in 2001.

Platforms and services

Garfield has two side platforms. It is serviced by

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and

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line services. Platform 1: * services to

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Platform 2: * services to

and

Transport links

Warragul Bus Lines operates three routes to and from Garfield station, under contract to

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: *to Nar Nar Goon station *to Pakenham station *to Traralgon PlazaGarfield Station to Traralgon Plaza
Public Transport Victoria

References

External links

Melway map
{{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Eastern=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Australia opened in 1884 Regional railway stations in Victoria (state) Railway stations in the Shire of Cardinia