Moorooduc railway station

Moorooduc
Mornington Railway Station

The platform and rail yard as viewed from the platform
Line(s) Mornington Railway
former Mornington Line
Platforms 1 with dock
Tracks 7 (4 In use)
Other information
Status Staffed
History
Opened 1889
Closed 22 June 1981

Moorooduc railway station is located on Two Bays Road, Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia. The station is home to the Mornington Railway Preservation Society. Adjacent to the station is the Mount Eliza Regional Park which incorporates the Moorooduc Quarry Flora and Fauna Reserve. Moorooduc station has one platform, which terminates services on the line. Only one track is currently used for services, with the other five are for train maintenance, storage, repairs and locomotives changing ends.

Facilities

Moorooduc station has a heritage signal box obtained from the now defunct Somerton Station (Now roxburgh park). Currently, it is not used and is open for free inspection by passengers[1]

A Toilet block is being installed currently.[2] A dock is present but is mainly used for renovations and maintenance. A footbridge from the now closed North Fitzroy Station is also at the station.[3]

Future Plans

The Mornington Railway have worked hard to restore the old train line that continues over the highway adjacent to it and into a pile of vegetation. The track runs all the way past Peninsula Link and into Baxter station A few kilometers down the line will be a possible proposed Sumner Road station, but the outcome of the project will vary, especially in terms of money. The railway line will continue and join onto the Stony Point railway line and then will terminate at Baxter.

References

  1. "Signal Box". Mornington Railway Preservation Society. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  2. Mornington Railway Preservation Society Current projects http://www.morningtonrailway.org.au/projects.htm Retrieved November 18, 2013
  3. "Footbridge-Mornington Railway Preservation Society". Mornington Railway Preservation Society.
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Coordinates: 38°12′50.28″S 145°06′26.43″E / 38.2139667°S 145.1073417°E / -38.2139667; 145.1073417

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