Moriac railway station

Moriac
Line(s) Warrnambool
Platforms 2
Tracks 2
Other information
Status Closed
History
Opened 1 October 1877
Closed 4 October 1981
A photo of the railway station in Moriac, date of photo unknown[1]

Moriac is a closed station located in the town of Moriac, on the Warrnambool railway line in Victoria, Australia, opening on 1 October 1877.[2] Remaining facilities include a bluestone platform, with a timber goods platform opposite. Moriac was the junction of the short branch line south to Wensleydale, which opened in 1889, and was closed in 1948.[3]

The station was one of 35 closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981, as part of the New Deal timetable for country passengers.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Postage Stamp Chat Board & Stamp Bulletin Board Forum • View topic - State of Victoria - early postal cancels illustrated". www.stampboards.com. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  2. ↑ Norm Houghton (December 1983). "The Moriac Jinx". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 333.
  3. ↑ "Rail Geelong—Moriac Station". www.railgeelong.com. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
  4. ↑ Scott Martin and Chris Banger (October 2006). "'New Deal' for County Passengers—25 years on". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). p. 319.

Coordinates: 38°14′24″S 144°10′23″E / 38.24000°S 144.17306°E / -38.24000; 144.17306

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Waurn Ponds   Warrnambool line   Winchelsea
Junction   Wensleydale line   Towards Wensleydale
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