Moorabbin railway station
| Station information | |
|---|---|
| Code | MRN |
| Distance from Flinders Street |
17.2 km |
| Operator | Metro Trains Melbourne |
| Lines | Frankston |
| # Platforms | 3 |
| # Tracks | 3 |
| Status | Premium station |
| Metlink profile | Link |
| Melway map | Link |
| Google map | Link |
| Metlink ticket zone | 2 |
Moorabbin is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Moorabbin on the Frankston railway line. Moorabbin is classed as a Premium Station and is in Metcard Zone 2.
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[edit] Station overview
[edit] Facilities
Moorabbin is located in a cutting, between Nepean Highway and Station Street, with station access from both.
The station consists of an island layout and side platform, with all three platforms having semi-large steel shelters. A concourse is located above the platforms, housing an enclosed waiting area, ticket facilities and Metcard and myki ticket vending machines. Platforms 1 & 2 are used more than platform 3.
[edit] History
Moorabbin Station opened on 19 December 1881 as South Brighton, and was renamed Moorabbin in 1907.[1] It was upgraded to a Premium Station in 1998.[2]
In the 1959 the original station was relocated and placed in a deep cutting, coinciding with the construction of road overpasses for both South Road (at the northern end of the station) and Nepean Highway (at the southern end). At that time provision was made for a third platform (on the eastern side of the cutting) and all through services operated through the central platform. The third platform was not used for some twenty-seven years until the completion of the third line in 1986.[3]
In the early 1990s a fire destroyed all shops within the concourse. The concourse was rebuilt and new shops were constructed.
[edit] Platforms, services and connecting bus services
Platform 1:
- Suburban Metro Trains services to Flinders Street.
Platform 2:
- Suburban Metro Trains services to Flinders Street.
- Suburban Metro Trains services to Frankston.
Platform 3:
- Suburban Metro Trains services to Frankston.
[edit] References
- ^ VICSIG Infrastructure - Moorabbin
- ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail (Australian Railway Heritage Society (Victorian Division)): page 310. October 1997.
- ^ "City of Kingston Heritage Study Stage 1". City of Kingston. pp. 39, 42. http://www.kingston.vic.gov.au/Files/2heritage_study_stage_1_pages_9_to_44.pdf. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
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Coordinates: 37°56′03″S 145°02′12″E / 37.9343°S 145.0367°E
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