Bruthen Railway Station was opened on Monday 10 April 1916 as part of the Orbost railway line

Orbost railway line

The Orbost railway line is a railway serving the Latrobe Valley and Gippsland regions of Victoria, Australia...

. The station officially closed on Monday 24 August 1987.

The former platform remains evident at the station site, with the site remaining as part of the East Gippsland Rail Trail

East Gippsland Rail Trail

The East Gippsland Rail Trail is a rail trail located in East Gippsland in Victoria, Australia. The trail is a popular cycling route, beginning in Bairnsdale and extending to Orbost, following the route of the former Orbost railway line...

, which follows the route of the former rail line

Rail transport

Rail transport is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks they run on...

. The station itself is slightly to the east of the town of Bruthen

Bruthen, Victoria

Bruthen is a small town located alongside the Tambo River between Bairnsdale and Ensay on the Great Alpine Road in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, Bruthen had a population of 624...

. In town the railway alignment and rail trail pass through a short tunnel below the main street and then skirt around the southern edge of Bruthen, crossing the large Storer Bridge over the Tambo River

Tambo River (Victoria)

The Tambo River is a river in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia with a total length in excess of 170 km. It is the longest river in the Tambo and Nicholson Basin, extending from the steep forested southern slopes of the Australian Alps through forest and farmland to the Gippsland...

which is now sealed with boards as the rail trail surface.