It remained the terminus until it was extended to Kyneton the next year[4] In December 1897, the original station building was destroyed by fire.

The sidings were abolished in February 1990,[2][3] and the turntable was relocated to Castlemaine in the early 1990s, for use by the Victorian Goldfields Railway.

Woodend has two side platforms and is served by V/Line Bendigo, Echuca and Swan Hill line trains.

That is reversed after 8:30am, to allow trains travelling in the "peak" direction to use the one 160 km/h track, upgraded in 2006 as part of the Regional Fast Rail project.

Platform 1: Platform 2: Dysons operates one bus route via Woodend station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: V/Line operates a bus service to and from Daylesford to Woodend Station so commuters from Daylesford and intermediate towns including Lyonville, Trentham and Tylden are able to get access to Victoria's train network.