Mobiltown railway station

Mobiltown
Station information
Line	Werribee
Distance from Southern Cross	13.92km
Number of platforms	1
Number of tracks	1
Station status	Closed
Station opened	1953
Station closed	1985

Mobiltown is a demolished station on the former Altona railway line, which now forms part of the Werribee railway line in Melbourne, Australia. It was located north of the Kororoit Creek Road level crossing in the suburb of Altona. The station opened in 1953 as the Standard Oil Platform next to an oil refinery operated by the Vacuum Oil Company, which changed their name to Mobil in 1954 (hence the name Mobiltown).^[1] It was made a public platform in 1958 but closed on the 29 January 1985 because of low patronage. It was then demolished, with no remains of the station.

Australian singer-songwriter, Broderick Smith sang about the "Last Train From Mobiltown" on his group's 1981 album Broderick Smith's Big Combo.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Rail Geelong - Mobiltown Station". www.railgeelong.com. http://www.railgeelong.com/location/mobiltown. Retrieved 30 April 2008. 
2. ^ "Broderick Smith's Big Combo". Rate Your Music. http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/broderick_smiths_big_combo/broderick_smiths_big_combo/. Retrieved 23 April 2008. 

Coordinates: 37°51′05″S 144°51′11″E / 37.85139°S 144.85306°E / -37.85139; 144.85306