Mornington railway station, Melbourne

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Mornington
Station information
Line Mornington line
Number of Platforms 1
Number of Tracks 1
Station Status Closed
Station opened 10 September 1889
Station closed 22 June 1981

Mornington railway station was located on Railway Grove, Mornington, Victoria, Australia. The first train arrived on September 10, 1889 and the last one departed May 20, 1981. In 1989 the old station site was sold off by the state government, and a shopping centre built over. On September 19, 2004 a plaque was unveiled adjacent to the site to commemorate 150 years of steam rail in Victoria.

A new Mornington station was built for tourist services and is located on the corner of Yuilles & Watt Road, It is the new site of the terminus for the Mornington Railway line. The Mornington Tourist Railway have ran services from there since October 21, 1997.