Garfield | ||||||||||||||||
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PTV regional rail station | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Nar Nar Goon–Longwarry Road, Garfield, Victoria 3814 Shire of Cardinia Australia | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°05′28″S 145°40′25″E / 38.09104°S 145.67365°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 | |||||||||||||||
Previous names | Cannibal Creek Siding (1884–1887) | |||||||||||||||
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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]
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]