Moorabbin railway station, Melbourne
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Station information | |
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Code | MRN |
Distance from Flinders St |
17.2 km |
Lines | Frankston |
# Platforms | 3 |
# Tracks | 3 |
Status | Premium station |
Metlink profile | Link |
Melway map | Link |
Metcard Zone | 2 |
Moorabbin is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Moorabbin on the Frankston railway line. It is in Metcard Zone 2.
Moorabbin is classed as a Premium Station.
[edit] Location
The station is located in a cutting, between Nepean Highway and Station Street. Shops are located near the station.
[edit] Facilities
The station consists of three platforms, two in an island format. All three platforms contain semi-large shelters. A concourse is located above the platforms, which contains an enclosed waiting room, a ticket office and both small and large Metcard machines. Platforms 1 & 2 are used more than platform 3. Both platforms can be accessed via the Nepean Highway and Station Street.
[edit] History
Moorabbin Station opened on Monday, 19th December 1881 as South Brighton. It was later renamed to Moorabbin in 1907.
In the early 1990s, a fire at Moorabbin Station destroyed all shops within the concourse. The concourse was rebuilt and new shops were constructed.
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