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.

Gallery

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  The 'Mcdonalds car'

References

External links

• Mornington Railway Preservation Society
• Photograph of Steam Engine K163 and Map
• The Heritage Signal Box
• The Footbridge
• Moorooduc railway station map page

Coordinates: 38°12′50.28″S 145°06′26.43″E / 38.2139667°S 145.1073417°E / -38.2139667; 145.1073417