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Morradoo railway station is located on the Stony Point line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Crib Point, and it opened on 7 November 1960 as Rail Motor Stopping Place Number 15. It was renamed Morradoo in 1996.[1]

Morradoo
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view in April 2008
General information
Location	Campbell Street, Crib Point, Victoria 3919 Shire of Mornington Peninsula Australia
Coordinates	38°21′14″S 145°11′21″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Stony Point
Distance	70.96 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	10
Disabled access	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	MRO
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	7 November 1960; 62 years ago (1960-11-07)
Closed	22 June 1981
Rebuilt	27 September 1984 1996
Previous names	Rail Motor Stopping Place Number 15 (1960-1996)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Bittern towards Frankston Stony Point line Crib Point towards Stony Point
Track layout Legend to Bittern Disney Road 1 to Crib Point

A platform was provided at the stopping place by November 1963.[1] In 1996, the platform was extended to 52 metres in length,[1] and a new shelter was erected. This made the platform the second shortest with a regular service in Victoria (the shortest being at Leawarra, on the same line).

The station was renamed as the result of a local competition in 1996,[1] with the winning entry being Morradoo, suggested by Bree Saunders of Crib Point Primary School. Morradoo comes from an Aboriginal word meaning "powder and shot", and was the original name for Crib Point.

Flashing light signals were provided at the Disney Road level crossing, located at the Up end of the station, in December 1973,[2] with boom barriers provided later on in 2011.[3]

On 22 June 1981, the passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point was withdrawn and replaced with a bus service,[1] with the line between Long Island Junction and Stony Point also closing on the same day.[1] On 16 September 1984, promotional trips for the reopening of the line began,[4] with the passenger service reinstated on 27 September 1984.[1]

Platforms and services

Morradoo has one platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Stony Point line services.[5]

Platform 1:

•  Stony Point line  all stations services to Frankston; all stations services to Stony Point

Transport links

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Morradoo station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  782 : Frankston station – Flinders[6]

References

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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