Moorooduc railway station

Moorooduc railway station is located on Two Bays Road, Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia. It was originally a stop on the Mornington railway line and was opened in September 1889. It was closed with the line in June 1981.<ref name=vicsig/>

The station has one side platform and is now the base for the Mornington Tourist Railway. It is the eastern terminus of the railway's heritage train services. There are five other tracks, used for locomotives to run-around trains, maintenance, storage and repairs.

Facilities

Moorooduc station has a heritage signal box moved from the defunct Somerton Station. Although it is not used, it is open for free inspection.<ref name="Mooroduc Signal box">Template:Cite web</ref>

The footbridge from the now-closed Fitzroy Station has been re-erected at the station.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

A toilet block was installed in 2013.<ref>Mornington Railway Preservation Society Current projects Retrieved 18 November 2013 </ref> There is a carriage dock which is mainly used for renovations and maintenance.

Adjacent to the station is the Mount Eliza Regional Park which incorporates the Moorooduc Quarry Flora and Fauna Reserve.

Future plans

The Mornington Railway Preservation Society, operators of the Mornington Tourist Railway, has plans to restore the former line that continues over the Moorooduc Highway to Baxter station on the Stony Point railway line. A few kilometres down the line is the proposed Sumner Road station, but the future of the project depends on obtaining the necessary funding.Template:Citation needed

Gallery

• The "McDonalds car", 2014
  The "McDonalds car", 2014

External links

• Mornington Railway Preservation Society
• Photograph of Steam Engine K163 and Map
• The Heritage Signal Box
• The Footbridge
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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