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Tanti Park | |
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Steam and diesel heritage railway | |
General information | |
Line(s) | Mornington Tourist Railway (current) |
Platforms | 1 |
Tracks | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Tourist station |
History | |
Opened | 18 June 1936 post 1984 (re-opened) |
Closed | 22 June 1981 |
Tanti Park railway station is a single platform station located on Bungower Road, Mornington, Victoria, Australia. It is the middle stop of three currently serviced by the tourist Mornington Railway.
Tanti Park opened on 18 June 1936 as Mornington Racecourse Platform. [1] It opened for general traffic on 12 April 1969, [1] and was renamed Tanti Park on 19 December of that year. [1] The current platform was provided in late 1977. [2] Flashing light signals were also provided at the Bungower Road level crossing, located at the up end of the platform, in that year. [1]
Since mid-2009, the station has been unmanned. It is now a pickup and drop-off point for passengers travelling on the tourist railway. The ticket office is still present, but is not used. A former Rail Motor Stopping Place platform is located across the road from Tanti Park.
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Preceding station | Heritage railways | Following station | ||
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Moorooduc | Mornington Railway | Mornington | ||
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Narambi Station and RMSP 16 were former stations on the Mornington line and are located in between Tanti Park and the present day Mornington railway stations. |
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Moorooduc | Mornington line | Narambi | ||
List of closed railway stations in Melbourne |
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