Mossiface railway station

Mossiface
The former station site at Mossiface, looking south
Station information
Line	Orbost
Distance from Southern Cross	303.952 km
Number of platforms	1
Number of tracks	1
Station status	Closed
Station opened	1916
Station closed	1987

Mossiface Railway Station and siding was opened on Monday 10 April 1916 as part of the Orbost railway line. The station has long since closed, with the last train passing the site in 1987.^[1][2]

The former station grounds have been preserved, and are surrounded by the small Mossiface township consisting of a few houses, farms, and facilities, including some historic hop kilns. The site overlooks the Tambo River flats, which are used as productive grazing farmland.

A station name board exists at the site as part of the East Gippsland Rail Trail, which follows the route of the former rail line.^[3]

View from former railway line of historic hop kilns and Tambo River flats

References

1. ^ "Rail » Infrastructure » Mossiface". Vicsig Railways site. VICSIG. 1997-2009. http://www.vicsig.net/infrastructure/location/Mossiface. Retrieved 2009-11-08. 
2. ^ "Mossiface". Victorian Railway Stations. http://www.vicrailstations.com/Orbost/Mossiface/Mossiface.html. Retrieved 2009-11-04. 
3. ^ "East Gippsland Rail Trail: Trail Notes". East Gippsland Rail Trail Official Site. 2009. http://eastgippslandrailtrail.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=12. Retrieved 2009-11-01. 

Coordinates: 37°44′1.6842″S 147°48′37.08″E / 37.733801167°S 147.8103°E / -37.733801167; 147.8103