Morradoo railway station

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Morradoo station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Stony Point line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the town of Crib Point in Victoria, Australia. Morradoo is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring one side platform. It opened on 7 November 1960, with the current station provided in 1996.[3]

Coordinates38°21′14″S 145°11′21″E
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
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Morradoo
Morradoo station
General information
LocationCampbell Street,
Crib Point, Victoria 3919
Shire of Mornington Peninsula
Australia
Coordinates38°21′14″S 145°11′21″E
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
LineStony Point
Distance70.96 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks1
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking10
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeMRO
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened7 November 1960; 65 years ago (1960-11-07)
Closed22 June 1981
RebuiltNovember 1963
September 1984
1996
Previous namesRail Motor Stopping Place No. 15 (1960-1996)
Passengers
2016–20176,206[1]
2017–20185,654[1]Decrease 8.89%
2018–20195,652[1]Decrease 0.035%
2019–20203,400[1]Decrease 39.84%
2020–20212,200[1]Decrease 35.29%
2021–20222,300[2]Increase 4.54%
2022–20233,750[2]Increase 63.04%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Bittern
towards Frankston
Stony Point line Crib Point
towards Stony Point
Location
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Initially opened as Rail Motor Stopping Place No. 15, the station was given its current name of Morradoo in 1996.[3]

History

Morraddo station in 2008

By November 1963, an 80-foot (24 m) platform was provided at the stopping place.[3] In December 1973, flashing light signals were provided at the Disney Road level crossing, located at the up end of the station.[4][5]

On 22 June 1981, the passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point was withdrawn and replaced with a bus service,[3] with the line between Long Island Junction and Stony Point also closing on the same day.[3] On 16 September 1984, promotional trips for the reopening of the line began[6] and, on 27 September of that year, the rail passenger service was reinstated.[3]

In 1996, the platform was extended to 52 metres in length,[3] and a new passenger shelter was erected. That made the platform the second-shortest with a regular service in Victoria (the shortest being at Leawarra, also on the same line). In that same year, the station was renamed as the result of a local competition,[3] with the winning entry being Morradoo, suggested by Bree Saunders of Crib Point Primary School. Morradoo comes from an Indigenous word meaning "powder and shot", and was the original name for Crib Point.[7]

In 2011, boom barriers were provided at the Disney Road level crossing.[8][9]

Platforms and services

Sign at Station

Morradoo has one platform. It is served by Stony Point line trains.[10]

More information Platform, Line ...
Morradoo platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Service Type
1  Stony Point line  Frankston, Stony Point All stations
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Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Morradoo station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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