Moorabool railway station, Victoria
- Moorabool railway station, Victoria
VictorianClosedRailwayStation
NAME= Moorabool
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CODE=BAL
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LINE=Geelong-Ballarat
PLATFORMS=1
TRACKS=1
STATUS=Closed
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Moorabool is a closed railway station on the Geelong-Ballarat railway line in the locality of Moorabool, Victoria, Australia. It was originally known as "Steiglitz Road", [cite web
url=http://www.heritage.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahpi/record.pl?RNE3647
title=Moorabool Railway Station (ref 3647)
work=Register of the National Estate
publisher=www.heritage.gov.au
accessdate=2008-09-28] and is located east of another heritage structure, the Moorabool Viaduct.The station is no longer served by passenger services, being passed by freight trains and "The Overland".
The station building was built in 1861 by a private contractor for the Victorian Railways and comprises a single storey gable roofed basalt station building, with two storey residence attached. The station buildings were sold in 1977 and currently serve as a private residence. [cite web
url=http://www.heritage.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahpi/record.pl?VICH1579
title=FORMER MOORABOOL RAILWAY STATION (ref H1579)
work=Victorian Heritage Register
publisher=www.heritage.gov.au
accessdate=2008-09-28] The buildings are listed on the Victorian Heritage Register and the Register of the National Estate.
References
External links
* [http://www.railgeelong.com/gallery/geelong-ballarat/moorabool/ Rail Geelong: photos of the station]
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