Tallarook station opened on 18 April 1872, along with the line though it, and became a
junction for the
Mansfield branch line to
Yea in 1883, with the line extended to
Mansfield in 1891, and
Alexandra in 1909. A
turntable was provided when the station became a junction, and the main line was duplicated from
Broadford in the same year, with the
double track extended north in 1886. The first
interlocked signal box was erected in 1885, controlling three platforms and a four road
yard. The
crossovers for the branch line initially faced
Seymour, requiring
Melbourne-bound trains to reverse; a Melbourne-facing crossover was added in 1911. When the parallel
standard gauge line was built in 1961, it cut right through the middle of the station, with three gauge
crossings provided between the
broad gauge main line and the
sidings on the other side. A new signal box was also opened around this time, with a
crossing loop on the
standard gauge line opening in 1969, the only one added after the initial construction of the line. and replaced a previous
level crossing. By June 1970, the turntable was removed. After the line to Mansfield was closed, one of the gauge crossings was removed in 1979, with another removed at the Albury end in 1981. The
goods yard was closed by November 1982, Former station
School House Lane / Dysart Sidings / Goulburn Junction was located between Tallarook and Seymour. ==Platforms and services==