Moorabbin railway station

Moorabbin station opened on 19 December 1881, when the railway line from Caulfield was extended to Mordialloc.^[5] Like the suburb itself, the station's name was derived from an Indigenous word meaning 'mother's milk'.^[6][7] In 1957, the station was closed to goods traffic.^[5] In that same year, former sidings "A" and "B" were booked out of use.^[5]

In late 1958, the original station was relocated and placed in a deep cutting, coinciding with the construction of road overpasses for South Road and the Nepean Highway. At that time, provision was made for a third platform on the eastern side of the cutting.^[5]

In the late 1960s, developer Hanover Holdings built a double-storey station concourse on land leased from Victorian Railways. The modernist building retains much of its original fixtures designed by Scandinavian-born architect Thord Lorich.^[8]

On 28 June 1987, the third platform finally came into use, when a third track from Caulfield was provided.^[9][10]

In the early hours of 6 December 1994, a fire destroyed all shops in the concourse.^[11][12] The concourse was rebuilt and new shops were constructed. In 1998, Moorabbin was upgraded to a premium station.^[13]

In 2014, the Station Street entrance and the bus interchange was re-built, as part of an upgrade program on the Frankston line.

Moorabbin has one island platform with two faces, and one side platform. All platforms are accessible from the concourse via a ramp. The concourse contains a ticket office, toilets and shops.

Until 2023, in the morning peak-hour, Frankston-bound services used Platform 3, with Flinders Street-bound services using Platforms 1 and 2. At other times, Frankston-bound trains used Platform 2. Two morning peak-hour services from Flinders Street terminated at Moorabbin and return to the city.

Following the re-construction of Glen Huntly station in July 2023, Frankston-bound services use Platform 3, while Platform 2 is not regularly used and non-stopping express trains pass the platform in the peak hour.

It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line services.^[14]

with two faces, and one side platform. All platforms are accessible from the concourse via a ramp. The concourse contains a ticket office, toilets and shops.

Ventura Bus Lines operates six routes via Moorabbin station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  627 : to Chadstone Shopping Centre^[16]
•  811 : Dandenong station – Brighton^[17]
•  812 : Dandenong station – Brighton^[18]
•  823 : North Brighton station – Westfield Southland^[19]
•  824 : to Parkmore Shopping Centre^[16]
•  825 : to Westfield Southland^[20]

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  Aerial view of the station (at upper right), looking south-east, 1930
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  Southbound view from Platform 2, June 2014
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  A rare sight: three trains at Moorabbin during the Family Fun Day, November 2016