Following trial surveys of the route conducted in 1901,[2] the new line was built from Loch, Victoria,[3] to service various farms in the district.

[4] The station was built by the Nyora and Woolamai Construction Trust in 1909[5] and was located in the Bass Coast Shire, Victoria.

An extension to Woolamai was included in the early proposal because it could connect with the San Remo and Kilcunda Tramway and the Kernot station was enhanced with a 10,000-gallon tank and crane after the line opened.

The retaining wall of the platform is still in fairly good condition and the level crossing on the nearby main road is still visible.

The Kernot Railway Station site is Crown Allotment 2058 in the parish of Corinella and is allocated for future use as a reserve and part of the Nyora Wonthaggi Rail Trail.