Moorooduc railway station

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Moorooduc
Moorooduc railway station as viewed from footbridge.jpg
Platform and rail yard, January 2014
General information
SystemSteam and diesel heritage railway
Lines

Mornington Tourist Railway (current)
Mornington (formerly)

Contents

Platforms1 with dock
Tracks7 (4 In use)
Other information
StatusStaffed
History
Opened10 September 1889
Closed15 June 1981 [1]
Location
Moorooduc railway station

Moorooduc railway station is located on Two Bays Road, Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia. It was originally a stop on the Mornington railway line and was opened in September 1889. It was closed with the line in June 1981. [1]

The station has one side platform and is now the base for the Mornington Tourist Railway. It is the eastern terminus of the railway's heritage train services. There are five other tracks, used for locomotives to run-around trains, maintenance, storage and repairs.

Facilities

Moorooduc station has a heritage signal box moved from the defunct Somerton Station. Although it is not used, it is open for free inspection. [2]

The footbridge from the now-closed Fitzroy Station has been re-erected at the station. [3]

A toilet block was installed in 2013. [4] There is a carriage dock which is mainly used for renovations and maintenance.

Adjacent to the station is the Mount Eliza Regional Park which incorporates the Moorooduc Quarry Flora and Fauna Reserve.

Future plans

The Mornington Railway Preservation Society, operators of the Mornington Tourist Railway, has plans to restore the former line that continues over the Moorooduc Highway to Baxter station on the Stony Point railway line. A few kilometres down the line is the proposed Sumner Road station, but the future of the project depends on obtaining the necessary funding.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. 1 2 "Moorooduc". Vicsig. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Signal Box". Mornington Railway Preservation Society. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Footbridge-Mornington Railway Preservation Society". Mornington Railway Preservation Society. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012.
  4. ↑ Mornington Railway Preservation Society Current projects Retrieved 18 November 2013
Preceding station HR icon.svg   Heritage railways Following station
Terminus  Mornington Railway   Tanti Park
Entire line
Preceding stationDisused railwaysFollowing station
Baxter   Mornington line  Tanti Park
  List of closed railway stations in Melbourne  

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