Mordialloc railway station

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Mordialloc
PTV commuter rail station
Mordiallocstationvictoria2021.jpg
Northbound view in October 2021
LocationAlbert Street, Mordialloc, Victoria 3195
City of Kingston
Australia
Coordinates38°00′24″S 145°05′15″E / 38.0066°S 145.0875°E / -38.0066; 145.0875Coordinates: 38°00′24″S 145°05′15″E / 38.0066°S 145.0875°E / -38.0066; 145.0875
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Frankston
Distance27.69 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking170
Bicycle facilities6
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Premium Station
Station codeMOR
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened19 December 1881
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Parkdale
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
 Frankston line Aspendale
towards Frankston
Track layout
Legend
to Parkdale
McDonald Street
1
2
Bear Road
Mordialloc Creek
Station Street
to Aspendale

Mordialloc railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Mordialloc, and it opened on 19 December 1881.[1][2]

Stabling facilities are located at the Frankston end of the station, whilst a third track is located through the middle of station, normally only used by Pacific National Long Island steel freight train, and trains shunting into the yard.[3] An underpass is located at the Up end of the station.

The Mordialloc station precinct has a number of heritage buildings and elements, including the cottage style historic station buildings (1882 & 1887), and the last remaining example of an Edwardian railway water tower (1910), also known as a "Type H" water tower,[4] in Victoria.[5]

In 1979, a new bridge was provided over the Mordialloc Creek, located in the Down direction.[1] In 1981, the goods yard was closed, and No.4 road was abolished and baulked.[1] The overhead lines for No.4 road and the goods sidings were removed by 1984.[1]

Boom barriers were provided at both the McDonald Street and Bear Street level crossings in 1986.[6] In June 1988, the former signal box, which was located at the Down end of the station, was demolished, with the signal panel relocated to the main station building on Platform 1.[7]

It was upgraded to a Premium Station on 5 December 1995.[8]

On 9 September 2013, whilst travelling through the McDonald Street level crossing, a wagon on the Long Island steel train derailed, causing lengthy delays.[9][10]

In October 2015, new accessible toilets were provided at the station.[11]

On 7 October 2021, the signal panel was abolished,[12] with control transferred to the Kananook Signal Control Centre.[13]

Platforms and services[]

Mordialloc has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line services.[14] Some trains terminate at Mordialloc and stable in the sidings south of the station.

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links[]

Kinetic Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Mordialloc station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Ventura Bus Lines operates four routes via Mordialloc station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Gallery[]

  • Platform 1 entrance in September 2021

  • Entrance to Platform 2 in September 2021

  • Southbound view in October 2021

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Mordialloc Vicsig
  2. ^ Establishing a Railway Line to Mordialloc City of Kingston
  3. ^ Mordialloc Signal Box Vicsig
  4. ^ Chris Banger (November 1986). "Remains of Servicing Facilities from the Steam Era in Victoria". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 249.
  5. ^ Mordialloc Railway Station City of Kingston
  6. ^ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1986. p. 213.
  7. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1988. p. 252.
  8. ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. p. 310.
  9. ^ Frankston line chaos after freight train derails - The Age
  10. ^ Long delays expected as freight train is derailed on Frankston line - Herald Sun
  11. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 2016. p. 25.
  12. ^ Mordialloc Signal Box (MOR) Vicsig
  13. ^ Kananook Signal Control Centre Vicsig
  14. ^ "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. ^ "903 Altona - Mordialloc (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. ^ "705 Mordialloc - Springvale via Braeside & Clayton South". Public Transport Victoria.
  17. ^ "706 Mordialloc - Aspendale - Edithvale - Chelsea". Public Transport Victoria.
  18. ^ "708 Carrum - Hampton via Southland". Public Transport Victoria.
  19. ^ "709 Mordialloc - Noble Park Station via Keysborough South". Public Transport Victoria.

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