Tanti Park railway station

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Tanti Park
Mornington Railway station
Tanti Park railway station.jpg
Ticket office/shelter, January 2014
General information
Line(s) Mornington Railway
former Mornington Line
Platforms1
Tracks1
Other information
StatusTourist station
History
Opened18 June 1936
post 1984 (re-opened)
Closed22 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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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Tanti Park Vicsig
  2. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January–February 1978. p. 19.
Preceding station HR icon.svg   Heritage railways Following station
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
Moorooduc   Mornington line  Narambi
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