The line was opened on June 30, 1914 primarily to bring farm produce and logs from the Tatong sawmill to Melbourne. By 1920 a horse drawn tramway was constructed in Tatong to transport wood from the two sawmills located in Tatong to the station however, in January 1938 the horse tramway was removed and by March 1943 the turntable and siding were both abolished as well. The line beyond the Vacuum Oil siding was closed in 1947 however the line remained open for freight to the Vacuum Oil siding until 1988 when the entire line was closed to all traffic.[1][4][5]
