Mooroopna railway station

Mooroopna railway station is located on the Tocumwal line, in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Mooroopna, and opened on 13 January 1880.[1][2]

Mooroopna
Westbound view in July 2008
LocationYoung Street, Mooroopna
Australia
Coordinates36°23′57″S 145°21′28″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Tocumwal
Distance177.00 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking10
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeMPA
Fare zoneMyki Zone 14
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened13 January 1880
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station
Murchison East Shepparton line Shepparton
Terminus

A siding for the SPC Ardmona fruit factory is located across from the station, and is served by Pacific National services. All sidings at the station, with the exception of the siding serving SPC Ardmona, were abolished in 1991.[3]

Demolished station Toolamba was located between Mooroopna and Murchison East.

On the 13th of January 2018, a suspicious fire burnt the station building to the ground in the early hours of the morning.[4]

Platforms & services

Murchison East has one platform. It is serviced by V/Line Shepparton line services.[5]

Platform 1:

References

  1. Mooroopna Vicsig
  2. Bob Whitehead (2008). Tocumwal Railway Centenary.
  3. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1991. p. 187.
  4. Mooroopna train station destroyed by suspicious fire Herald Sun 13 January 2018
  5. Shepparton - Melbourne Public Transport Victoria
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