Mornington Railway Station, Melbourne
Mornington railway station was located on Railway Grove, Mornington, Victoria, Australia. Its first train arrived on 10 September 1889 and the last one departed on 20 May 1981. In 1989, the old station site was sold by the state government and had a shopping centre built on the site. On 19 September 2004, a plaque was unveiled adjacent to the site to commemorate 150 years of rail in Victoria.
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Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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RMSP 16 | Mornington line | Terminus | ||
List of closed railway stations in Melbourne |
Mornington tourist station
Mornington | |
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Mornington Railway station | |
![]() The station with the ticket office in view. | |
General information | |
Coordinates | 38°13′47″S 145°03′01″E / 38.2298°S 145.0502°E |
Line(s) | Mornington Railway former Mornington Line |
Platforms | 1 |
Tracks | 1 with runaround loop (added after the opening). |
Other information | |
Status | Terminus station for heritage line. |
History | |
Opened | 21 October 1997 (track); 18 April 1999 (platform). |
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 has run services from there since 21 October 1997.
Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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Tanti Park | Mornington Railway | Terminus |
References
- ^ "THE MORNINGTON RAILWAY". The Age. No. 10, 780. Victoria, Australia. 11 September 1889. p. 5. Retrieved 26 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "150 Years of Steam Rail in Victoria". Monument Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Good old days when Mornington had a train". MPNEWS. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
External links
- Mornington Railway
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au