Moorabbin railway station

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Moorabbin station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Frankston line, which is part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Moorabbin, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Moorabbin station is a ground-level premium station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 19 December 1881, with the current station provided in 1958.[1]

Initially opened as South Brighton, the station was given its current name of Moorabbin on 1 May 1907.[1]

History

Moorabbin station opened on 19 December 1881, when the railway line from Caulfield was extended to Mordialloc.[1] Like the suburb itself, the station's name was derived from an Indigenous word meaning 'mother's milk'.[2][3]

In 1957, the station was closed to goods traffic.[1] In that same year, former sidings "A" and "B" were booked out of use.[1]

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.[1] At that time, provision was made for a third platform on the eastern side of the cutting. On 28 June 1987, the third platform finally came into use, when a third track from Caulfield was provided.[4][5]

In the early hours of 6 December 1994, a fire destroyed all shops in the concourse.[6][7] The concourse was rebuilt and new shops were constructed. In 1998, Moorabbin was upgraded to a premium station.[8]

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

Platforms and services

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.[9]

Current

colspan="5" style="background:#Template:Rcr;background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #Template:Rcr); " |Moorabbin platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Via Service Type
1 Template:RouteBox Flinders Street, Werribee, Williamstown Flinders Street All stations and limited express services
2 Template:RouteBox Flinders Street Select all stations services
3 Template:RouteBox Frankston All stations

From 1 February 2026

colspan="5" style="background:#Template:Rcr;background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #Template:Rcr); " |Moorabbin platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Via Service Type
1 Template:RouteBox Flinders Street City Loop All stations and limited express services
2 Template:RouteBox Flinders Street Select all stations services
3 Template:RouteBox Frankston All stations

Transport links

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

Gallery

References

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External links

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