Morradoo railway station
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Morradoo railway station is a commuter railway station on the Stony Point line, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the town of Crib Point in Victoria, Australia. Morradoo is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring one side platform. It opened on 7 November 1960, with the current station provided in 1996.<ref name="vicsigmorradoo">Template:Cite web</ref>
Initially opened as Rail Motor Stopping Place No. 15, the station was given its current name of Morradoo in 1996.<ref name="vicsigmorradoo">Template:Cite web</ref>
History
By November 1963, an Template:Convert platform was provided at the stopping place.<ref name=vicsigmorradoo/> In December 1973, flashing light signals were provided at the Disney Road level crossing, located at the up end of the station.<ref name="newsrailmar74">Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name="somersaultjan92">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
On 22 June 1981, the passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point was withdrawn and replaced with a bus service,<ref name=vicsigmorradoo/> with the line between Long Island Junction and Stony Point also closing on the same day.<ref name=vicsigmorradoo/> On 16 September 1984, promotional trips for the reopening of the line began<ref name="newsrailnov84">Template:Cite magazine</ref> and, on 27 September of that year, the rail passenger service was reinstated.<ref name=vicsigmorradoo/>
In 1996, the platform was extended to 52 metres in length,<ref name=vicsigmorradoo/> and a new passenger shelter was erected. That made the platform the second-shortest with a regular service in Victoria (the shortest being at Leawarra, also on the same line). In that same year, the station was renamed as the result of a local competition,<ref name=vicsigmorradoo/> with the winning entry being Morradoo, suggested by Bree Saunders of Crib Point Primary School. Morradoo comes from an Indigenous word meaning "powder and shot", and was the original name for Crib Point.<ref name="vpcribpoint">Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2011, boom barriers were provided at the Disney Road level crossing.<ref name="disneyrd">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="somersaultmay11">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Platforms and services
Morradoo has one platform. It is served by Stony Point line trains.<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
| colspan="5" style="background:#Template:Rcr;background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #Template:Rcr); " |Morradoo platform arrangement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Platform | Line | Destination | Service Type |
| 1 | Template:Color box | Frankston, Stony Point | All stations |
Transport links
Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Morradoo station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
References
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au