Mornington to Tanti Park to Moorooduc | |
Type: | Steam & diesel tourist rail |
Style: | Victoria Gov Railway (VR) closed |
Address: | Corner of Watt & Yuilles Roads, Mornington, Victoria |
Country: | Australia |
Coordinates: | -38.218°N 145.0386°W |
Line: | (current) (formerly) |
Platform: | 1 |
Tracks: | 1 |
Parking: | yes |
Bicycle: | yes |
Opened: | 10 September 1889 |
Closed: | 22 June 1981 |
Electrified: | No |
Owned: | Mornington Railway Preservation Society (MRPS), State Government |
Operator: | MRPS |
Zone: | Tourist |
Status: | Closed |
Services: | Tourist only |
Website: | http://www.morningtonrailway.org.au/ |
Mornington railway station was located on Railway Grove, Mornington, Victoria, Australia. Its first train arrived on 10 September 1889[1] and the last one departed on 20 May 1981.[2] In 1989, the old station site was sold by the state government and had a shopping centre built on the site.[3] On 19 September 2004, a plaque was unveiled adjacent to the site to commemorate 150 years of rail in Victoria.
Mornington | |
Type: | Mornington Railway station |
Coordinates: | -38.2298°N 145.0502°W |
Line: | Mornington Railway former Mornington Line |
Status: | Terminus station for heritage line. |
Platform: | 1 |
Tracks: | 1 with runaround loop (added after the opening). |
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.