[citation needed] Starting from 15 February 1987,[4] and lasting until December 1998,[2] the station was the terminus of a number of The Met/PTC electric passenger services from Flinders Street.

The line was de-electrified beyond Warragul on 28 June 1987,[5] and the overhead support structures were removed in 2005/2006, as part of the Regional Fast Rail project.

[6] Also during 1988, the double line block system between Warragul and Yarragon was abolished,[7] with automatic three position signalling introduced.

Tracks on the northern side of the station were moved slightly, to reduce the radius of curves, and allow trains to travel at higher speed.

[9] It included a new car park and a bus interchange, a new footbridge next to the Alfred Street overpass and a new road underpass at Normanby Place, located at the eastern end of the station.