Moorabool is a closed railway station on the

Geelong–Ballarat railway line The Geelong–Ballarat railway line is a broad-gauge railway in western Victoria, Australia between the cities of Geelong and Ballarat. Towns on the route include Bannockburn, Lethbridge, Meredith, Elaine and Lal Lal. Major traffic includ ...

, in the locality of

Moorabool Moorabool is a bounded rural locality of the City of Greater Geelong local government area in Victoria, Australia. History Moorabool Post Office opened on 1 October 1861 and closed in 1960. In 2021, the Victorian Big Battery began operati ...

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

, Australia. Until 1864 it was called Steiglitz Road. The station building was constructed for the

Victorian Railways The Victorian Railways (VR), trading from 1974 as VicRail, was the state-owned operator of most rail transport in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1983. The first railways in Victoria were private companies, but when these companie ...

in 1861, by a private contractor, and comprises a single-storey, gable-roofed,

bluestone Bluestone is a cultural or commercial name for a number of dimension or building stone varieties, including: * basalt in Victoria, Australia, and in New Zealand * dolerites in Tasmania, Australia; and in Britain (including Stonehenge) * fe ...

station building, with an attached two-storey residence. The station was closed to all traffic on 21 December 1976, but is still passed by ''

The Overland ''The Overland'' is an Australian passenger train service between the state capitals of Melbourne and Adelaide, a distance of 828 km (515 mi). It first ran in 1887 as the ''Adelaide Express'', known by South Australians as the ''Melb ...

'' and freight trains. The station building was sold in 1977 and currently serves as a private residence. The building is listed on the

Victorian Heritage Register The Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) lists places deemed to be of cultural heritage significance to the State of Victoria, Australia. It has statutory weight under the Heritage Act 2017. The Minister for Planning is the responsible Minister. ...

and the Register of the National Estate. It is located about 1.6 km east of another heritage railway structure, the Moorabool Viaduct.

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Rail Geelong: photos of the station
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moorabool Railway Station, Victoria Railway stations in Australia opened in 1861 Heritage-listed buildings in Greater Geelong Disused railway stations in Victoria (state) Listed railway stations in Australia Railway stations closed in 1976