[5] Originally closing in 1979, it was re-opened on 12 December 2021, as part of the Regional Rail Revival project.

[7] On 31 August 2018, the Victorian Labor Government announced that, if it was re-elected at the 2018 state election, a station would be provided at Goornong by 2021, as part of the Bendigo metro rail project.

[11][12] On 19 May 2021, it was announced that site investigations had begun at Goornong and that the contract for the construction of the station had been awarded to Symal Infrastructure.

[13] On 30 July 2021, the Australian and Victorian governments jointly announced that "critical works including track alignment and platform construction" would take place at Goornong, with the station set to open "by the end of the year".

[16] On 5 November 2021, the Victorian Government announced that trains would begin stopping at Goornong from 12 December 2021.