Bairnsdale Railway Station is the current operating terminus of the Gippsland railway in Victoria, Australia. It serves V/Line rail and coach passenger services and is located on Macleod Street.The station was formerly part of the longer Orbost railway line which continued on to Orbost, however this section was closed in 1987 and now exists as the East Gippsland Rail Trail, a shared bicycle, walking, and horseriding track.Platforms and servicesPlatform 1: Gippsland line - intercity all stations and limited stops services to Southern CrossHistoryThe railway opened to Bairnsdale in 1888, and from 1916 continued through to Orbost until this section was closed in 1987. The passenger service to the town was named The Gippslander in 1954, but were cut beyond Sale in August, 1993.Following the cessation of log trains in December 1995, the line between Sale and Bairnsdale was closed until it was partially reopened for log trains in mid-1999. Following major infrastructure repairs, the passenger service was restored in 2004, with the current 2007 timetable featuring three daily return services running Monday-Saturday and two daily return services on Sunday running from Melbourne. Until mid-2009, A five day a week freight train hauling logs from Bairnsdale to North Geelong Yard operated from a siding on the up (Melbourne) side of Bairnsdale station.
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