Mornington railway station

{{short description|Former station in Victoria, Australia}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2015}}

{{Use Australian English|date=February 2015}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Mornington to Tanti Park to Moorooduc

| type = Steam & diesel tourist rail

| style = Victoria Gov Railway (VR) closed

| image = DERM Mornington 1950s.jpg

| image_caption = A DERM at Mornington

| address = Corner of Watt & Yuilles Roads, Mornington, Victoria

| country = Australia

| coordinates = {{coord|-38.2180|145.0386|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:AU-VIC|display=inline,title}}

| line = {{Plainlist}}

{{rcb|Journey Beyond|Mornington Tourist Railway|croute}} (current)
{{rcb|V/Line|Mornington|croute}} (formerly)

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| platform = 1

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| tracks = 1

| parking = yes

| bicycle = yes

| opened = 10 September 1889

| closed = 22 June 1981

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| electrified = No

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| owned = Mornington Railway Preservation Society (MRPS), State Government

| operator = MRPS

| zone = Tourist

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| status = Closed

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| services = Tourist only

| website = http://www.morningtonrailway.org.au/

}}

Mornington railway station was located on Railway Grove, Mornington, Victoria, Australia. Its first train arrived on 10 September 1889{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197502258 |title=THE MORNINGTON RAILWAY. |newspaper=The Age |issue=10,780 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=11 September 1889 |accessdate=26 July 2019 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}} and the last one departed on 20 May 1981.{{cite web |title=150 Years of Steam Rail in Victoria |url=http://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/technology/industry/display/110835-150-years-of-steam-rail-in-victoria |website=Monument Australia |accessdate=26 July 2019}} In 1989, the old station site was sold by the state government and had a shopping centre built on the site.{{cite news |title=Good old days when Mornington had a train |url=http://www.mpnews.com.au/2015/11/23/good-old-days-when-mornington-had-a-train/ |accessdate=26 July 2019 |work=MPNEWS |date=23 November 2015}} On 19 September 2004, a plaque was unveiled adjacent to the site to commemorate 150 years of rail in Victoria.

File:AEC railmotor at Mornington.jpg

{{Disused rail start}}

{{rail line|col={{rcr|Australian closed station}}

| route=Mornington line

| previous=RMSP 16| next=

}}

{{s-note|text=List of closed railway stations in Melbourne}}

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Mornington tourist station

{{Infobox station

| name = Mornington

| type = Mornington Railway station

| image = Mornington tourist railway station January 2014.jpg

| image_caption = The station with the ticket office in view.

| coordinates = {{coord|-38.2298|145.0502|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:AU-VIC|display=inline}}

| line = Mornington Railway
former Mornington Line

| status = Terminus station for heritage line.

| platform = 1

| tracks = 1 with runaround loop (added after the opening).

| opened = 21 October 1997 (track); 18 April 1999 (platform).

| closed =

}}

A new Mornington station was built for tourist services and is located on the corner of Yuilles & Watt Road. It is the new site of the terminus for the Mornington Railway line. The Mornington Tourist Railway has run services from there since 21 October 1997.

{{Heritage rail start|Australia}}

{{rail line|col=F4F400|route=Mornington Railway

|previous=Tanti Park

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