Mordialloc railway station is located on the

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. It serves the south-eastern

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suburb of

Mordialloc Mordialloc is a beachside suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Kingston local government area. Mordialloc recorded a population of 8,886 at the . ...

, and it opened on 19 December 1881.Mordialloc
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History

Mordialloc station opened on 19 December 1881, when the line from Caulfield was extended. It was a temporary terminus until 1 August 1882, when the line was extended to Frankston. Like the suburb itself, Mordialloc gets it name from an

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word meaning 'near little sea', or from either a creek named Moodi or Marida.Mordialloc
Victorian Places 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 Qube's Long Island steel freight train, and trains shunting into the yard. An

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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

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(1910) in Victoria, also known as a "Type H" water tower. In 1979, a new bridge was provided over the

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, located nearby in the Down direction of the station. In 1981, the

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was closed to traffic, and No.4 road was abolished and baulked. The

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for No.4 road and the goods sidings were removed by 1984. In 1986, boom barriers were provided at both the McDonald Street and Bear Street

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s, located in the Up and Down directions of the station respectfully. In June 1988, the former

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, 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. On 5 December 1995, Mordialloc was upgraded to a

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. On 9 September 2013, whilst travelling through the McDonald Street level crossing, a wagon on the Long Island steel train derailed, causing lengthy delays. In October 2015, new accessible toilets were provided at the station. On 7 October 2021, the signal panel was abolished, with control transferred to the Kananook Signal Control Centre. Announced in October 2022, Mordialloc station will be elevated to remove 7 level crossings on the line. Further details, designs and a construction timeline will be released closer to the opening of the station in 2029.

Platforms and services

Mordialloc has two

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s. It is serviced by

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services. Some trains terminate at Mordialloc and stable in the sidings south of the station. Platform 1: * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street,

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and Williamstown Platform 2: * all stations services to Frankston

Transport links

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operates one

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route via Mordialloc station, under contract to

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: * : Altona station –

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operates four routes via Mordialloc station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: * : to

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(Peak only) * : Mordialloc – Chelsea station (Off Peak only) * : Hampton station – Carrum station * : to Noble Park station

Gallery

File:Mordialloc station 1.jpg, Station front and entrance to Platform 1 in September 2021 File:Mordialloc station 2.jpg, Station front and entrance to Platform 2 in September 2021 File:Mordiallocstation2021.jpg, Southbound view from Platform 1 in October 2021

References

External links

Melway map
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