Tynong 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

Tynong Tynong is a town in Gippsland, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, 66 km south-east of Melbourne, Melbourne's Melbourne city centre, Central Business District, located within the Shire of Cardinia Local government areas of Victoria, ...

, in Victoria, Australia. Tynong station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring an

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. It opened on 12 February 1880.Tynong
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History

In 1953, the line from Nar Nar Goon was duplicated, with

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between Pakenham and

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 ...

occurring in 1954. In 1956, the line to

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was duplicated, and in 1957, the present

was provided, when duplication of the line was provided through the station. Rail sidings were once provided at Tynong, however they were withdrawn in 1978/1979. On 1 October 1979, freight services to and from the station were withdrawn. A further siding was removed in 1982. In 1998, electrified services between Pakenham and Warragul ceased, with de-electrification between those stations occurring in 2001.

Platforms and services

Tynong has one

with two faces. It is serviced by

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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 ...

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

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Platform 2: * services to

and

Transport links

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

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: * Garfield station – Nar Nar Goon station * Pakenham station – Garfield stationPakenham Station to Garfield Station
Public Transport Victoria

References

External links

Melway map
{{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Eastern=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Australia opened in 1880 Regional railway stations in Victoria (state) Railway stations in the Shire of Cardinia