Morwell railway station

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Morwell
MORWELL Railway Station, Victoria.jpg
Westbound view from station platform,
February 2015
General information
LocationPrinces Drive,
Morwell, Victoria 3840
City of Latrobe
Australia
Coordinates 38°14′12″S146°23′50″E / 38.2367°S 146.3973°E / -38.2367; 146.3973
System PTV regional rail station
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by V/Line
Line Gippsland
Distance144.37 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2
Tracks2
Train operators V/Line
ConnectionsVictoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, staffed
Station codeMWL
Fare zone Myki Zone 11
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 June 1877;148 years ago (1877-06-01)
Services
Preceding station Victoria train logo.svg V/Line Following station
Moe
towards Southern Cross
Gippsland line Traralgon
Terminus
Traralgon
towards Bairnsdale
Former service
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Terminus  Mirboo North line  Hazelwood
List of closed railway stations in Victoria
Location
Australia Victoria location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Morwell
Location within Victoria

Morwell railway station is a regional railway station on the Gippsland line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the town of Morwell, in Victoria, Australia. Morwell station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 June 1877. [1] [2]

Contents

In 2025, the disused track opposite platform 1, which was used in the past when State Electricity Commission and rail freight trains were more common, was converted to a second side platform.

Two branch lines exist at the down end of the station; the Maryvale paper mill branch, and the Energex briquette branch. The former is regularly used for paper trains each weekday, while the latter is not in use. The Energex briquette branch originally opened to traffic in 1951. [1]

History

The station was electrified on 15 March 1956, and had regular electric locomotive services until 2 July 1987. [1] The overhead wires were later removed. [3]

In 1966, a signal panel was provided at the station, when Automatic and Track Control was provided between Morwell and Moe. [1] The panel was abolished on 28 April 2006. [4]

The station was also the terminus of the Mirboo North branch line. The last passenger service operated on 7 September 1968, [2] with passenger services ceasing two days later, on 9 September. [1] The last freight service operated on 18 June 1974, [2] with the line closing six days later, on 24 June. [5]

In 1988, a number of points at the station were abolished, as well as a siding leading to the former dock platform. [1]

The station was upgraded during the early 1990s. [6]

Much of the old yard located adjacent to the station was removed in 2004, as part of works associated with the Regional Fast Rail project. Latrobe City Council's offices now reside in the former location of the yard.

As part of the Regional Rail Revival project, a second platform will be constructed at the station, and will include upgraded accessibility improvements. [7] The crossing loop, located in the up direction of the station, will also be extended as part of the project, using the old disused track. [7]

The crossing loop had been installed on 28th July 2025 connecting the second platform and allowing trains to use both platforms increasing the number of possible trains per hour. With the new timetable change trains are expected to run every 40 minutes servicing Morwell. [8]

Platforms and services

Morwell has one platform. It is serviced by V/Line Traralgon and Bairnsdale line services. [9]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Latrobe Valley Bus Lines operates five routes via Morwell station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

South Coast Bus operates one route via Morwell station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Warragul Bus Lines operates two routes via Morwell station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Morwell Vicsig
  2. 1 2 3 VR History
  3. ↑ Bairnsdale Line Vicsig
  4. ↑ Morwell Signal Box (MWL) Vicsig
  5. ↑ Mirboo North Line Vicsig
  6. ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1991. p. 252.
  7. 1 2 "Morwell Station". Victoria's Big Build. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  8. ↑ Bigglesworth, Bardy (28 July 2025). "Morwell finally gets rail connection to second platform" . Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  9. ↑ Traralgon - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  10. ↑ 1 Moe - Traralgon via Morwell Public Transport Victoria
  11. ↑ 2 Morwell - Churchill Public Transport Victoria
  12. ↑ 8 Traralgon - Moe Public Transport Victoria
  13. ↑ 21 Morwell - Mid Valley Shopping Centre via Crinigan Rd Public Transport Victoria
  14. ↑ 22 Morwell - Mid Valley Shopping Centre via Hourigan Rd Public Transport Victoria
  15. ↑ Wonthaggi - Traralgon via Leongatha Public Transport Victoria
  16. ↑ Garfield Station to Traralgon Plaza Public Transport Victoria
  17. ↑ Traralgon Station to Drouin North via TAFE Gippsland Public Transport Victoria
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