Moorabbin railway station

Moorabbin railway station is located on the Frankston line, in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Moorabbin. Opening on 19 December 1881 as South Brighton, it was renamed Moorabbin on 1 May 1907.[1]

Moorabbin
Moorabbin station in 2017
LocationStation Street, Moorabbin
Australia
Coordinates37°56′03″S 145°02′12″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Frankston
Distance18.45 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeBelow ground
Parking30
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusPremium station
Station codeMRN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened19 December 1881
Rebuilt1959
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Patterson
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
 Frankston line Highett
towards Frankston
Caulfield
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
 Frankston line
Weekday morning peak express services
 Highett
One-way operation

In the morning peak hour, Frankston bound services use Platform 3, with Flinders Street bound trains using Platforms 1 and 2. At other times Frankston bound trains use Platform 2. Two morning peak hour services from Flinders Street terminate at Moorabbin and return to the city.

In 1959, the original station was relocated and placed in a deep cutting, coinciding with the construction of road overpasses for South Road and the Nepean Highway. At that time, provision was made for a third platform on the eastern side of the cutting. The third platform opened on 28 June 1987, when a third line from Caulfield was opened.[2][3]

On 6 December 1994, a fire destroyed all shops in the concourse.[4] The concourse was rebuilt and new shops were constructed. It was upgraded to a Premium station in 1998.[5] The Station Street entrance and the bus interchange was re-built in 2014, as part of an upgrade program on the Frankston line.

Platforms & services

Moorabbin has three platforms, all of which are accessed from the concourse via a ramp. The concourse contains a ticket office, toilets and shops. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line services.[6]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

Ventura Bus Lines operate six routes via Moorabbin station:

  • View to the South East of Moorabbin Train Station in 1930 (at upper right)
  • A rare sight; three trains at Moorabbin on the Family Fun Day

References
  1. Moorabbin Vicsig
  2. City of Kingston Heritage Study Stage 1 pages = 39, 42 City of Kingston
  3. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1987. p. 282.
  4. "Fire damages Moorabbin rail station". The Age. Fairfax News Store. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  5. "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Heritage Society. October 1997. p. 310.
  6. "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. "824 Moorabbin - Keysborough via Clayton & Westall". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. "811 Dandenong - Brighton via Heatherton Road & Springvale". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. "812 Dandenong - Brighton via Parkmore Shopping Centre". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. "823 North Brighton - Southland via Moorabbin". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. "824 Moorabbin - Keysborough via Clayton & Westall". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. "825 Moorabbin - Southland via Black Rock & Mentone". Public Transport Victoria.
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