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Eastbound view of the original station platform, prior to the new platform 1 being added, March 2015
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| Location | Nar Nar Goon–Longwarry Road, Bunyip, Victoria 3815 Shire of Cardinia Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°05′56″S 145°43′15″E / 38.0990°S 145.7207°E / -38.0990; 145.7207 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gippsland | ||||||||||
| Distance | 79.09 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Operational, unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | BYP | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 4/5 overlap | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 8 October 1877; 146 years ago (1877-10-08) | ||||||||||
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Bunyip railway station is located on the Gippsland lineinVictoria, Australia. It serves the town of Bunyip, and opened on 8 October 1877.[1]
Asubstation and a short section of the overhead wiring, both of which are listed on the Victorian Heritage Register, have been retained to the west of the station.[2]
The line through Bunyip was electrified in July 1954, but the electrification was switched off between Bunyip and Warragul in December 1998, and between Pakenham and Bunyip in 2005, as part of the Regional Fast Rail project.[1] The track up to the western (up) end of the station was duplicated in 1956.
On 26 August 1988, the electric staff system between Bunyip and Longwarry was abolished, and was replaced with automatic three-position signalling.[3] The signal box, interlocking, and all two-position signals, were also abolished.[3]
The station was de-staffed on 26 May 1991.[4]
In 2022, as part of the Regional Rail Revival project, the former goods and stock platform and crane were removed to make way for duplicated track and a new second platform.[5] The siding for the goods platform was removed in April 1988.[6]
In April 2017, the Victorian state government announced an upgrade project to the Gippsland line as part of the Regional Rail Revival package. A second platform would be constructed at Bunyip, along with duplicated track from Bunyip to Longwarry.[7] However, it was reported in May 2022, that track would not be duplicated over the Bunyip River.[8] The new platform, renumbered to Platform 1, opened on the 13 June 2024. The original platform was renumbered to Platform 2.[9]
Bunyip has two platforms both served by V/Line Traralgon and selected Bairnsdale line trains.[10]
Platform 1:
Platform 2:
Warragul Bus Lines operates one route via Bunyip station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
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