Moriac railway station
Moriac is a closed station on the Warrnambool railway line, located in the town of Moriac, Victoria. The station opened on 1 October 1877,[1] and was one of 35 stations in Victoria, and five on the Warrnambool line, which were closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981, as part of the so-called New Deal for country passengers.[2][3]
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 Undated photo of the Moriac railway station | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Warrnambool | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Closed | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 October 1877 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 4 October 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Moriac station was the junction of the short branch line south to Wensleydale, which opened in 1889, and was closed in 1948.[2]
The remains of the bluestone platform facing remain, along with the earth goods loading bank, and a wooden buffer stop.[2]
References
- Norm Houghton (December 1983). "The Moriac Jinx". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 333.
- "Rail Geelong—Moriac Station". www.railgeelong.com. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
- Scott Martin and Chris Banger (October 2006). "'New Deal' for County Passengers—25 years on". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). p. 319.
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