Morwell railway station, Victoria
Encyclopedia
Morwell is a railway station on the Bairnsdale V/Line rail service in Morwell
, Victoria
, Australia
. The station is located on Princes Drive and is 144 km from Southern Cross
station. A disused second line exists opposite the single platform, this was used in the past when SEC company trains ran and rail freight was more common. It is located in Zone 11 of the Myki
ticketing system.
The station building is staffed and includes airconditioned/heated waiting room and public toilets incorporating baby change facility and separate wheelchair accessible toilet. A Parketeer cage was installed in late 2009.
Two branch lines exist at the down end of the station: The Maryvale paper mill branch and the Energex briquette branch. The Maryvale branch is regularly used for paper trains each weekday while the briquette
branch is currently not in use.
There are hourly services in each direction from the station on weekdays, and from 1 hour to 2 hours on weekends.
Connecting bus services for both town services (which use the Myki
ticketing system), as well as V/line coaches stop at the bus terminal located next to the revamped station. Buses used to be reached via sealed subway from the station building, but this was demolished in 2005. However, not all V/line buses stop at the station, some service Morwell by stopping at Mid Valley Shopping Centre.
The station was also the terminus of the Mirboo North branch, closed in 1972.
Much of the old yard located adjacent to the station was pulled up in 2004 when the Regional Fast Rail works were occurring. Latrobe City's council offices now reside in the former location of the yard.
Morwell, Victoria
-Transport:The main form of transport in Morwell is the automobile. The Princes Freeway now bypasses the town to the south while the old Princes Highway which once passed through east-west through its centre is now Princes Drive and Commercial Road. The highway connects Morwell with other...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The station is located on Princes Drive and is 144 km from Southern Cross
Southern Cross railway station, Melbourne
Southern Cross is a major railway station and transport hub in Melbourne Docklands, Victoria, Australia. It is located on Spencer Street between Collins and La Trobe Streets at the western edge of the central business district...
station. A disused second line exists opposite the single platform, this was used in the past when SEC company trains ran and rail freight was more common. It is located in Zone 11 of the Myki
Myki
myki is the contactless smartcard ticketing system being introduced on public transport in Victoria, Australia. myki is designed to replace a number of ticket systems in Victoria, primarily the Metcard and V/Line ticketing systems...
ticketing system.
The station building is staffed and includes airconditioned/heated waiting room and public toilets incorporating baby change facility and separate wheelchair accessible toilet. A Parketeer cage was installed in late 2009.
Two branch lines exist at the down end of the station: The Maryvale paper mill branch and the Energex briquette branch. The Maryvale branch is regularly used for paper trains each weekday while the briquette
Briquette
A briquette is a block of flammable matter used as fuel to start and maintain a fire. Common types of briquettes are charcoal briquettes and biomass briquettes.-Constituents of charcoal briquettes:...
branch is currently not in use.
There are hourly services in each direction from the station on weekdays, and from 1 hour to 2 hours on weekends.
Connecting bus services for both town services (which use the Myki
Myki
myki is the contactless smartcard ticketing system being introduced on public transport in Victoria, Australia. myki is designed to replace a number of ticket systems in Victoria, primarily the Metcard and V/Line ticketing systems...
ticketing system), as well as V/line coaches stop at the bus terminal located next to the revamped station. Buses used to be reached via sealed subway from the station building, but this was demolished in 2005. However, not all V/line buses stop at the station, some service Morwell by stopping at Mid Valley Shopping Centre.
History
Morwell station was opened on Friday, 1 June 1877, the same day as the Morwell to Sale section of the Gippsland Railway Line. The Station was electrified on Thursday, 15 March 1956, and had regular electric locomotive services until Thursday, 2 July 1987. The overhead wires was removed.The station was also the terminus of the Mirboo North branch, closed in 1972.
Much of the old yard located adjacent to the station was pulled up in 2004 when the Regional Fast Rail works were occurring. Latrobe City's council offices now reside in the former location of the yard.
Platforms and services
Platform 1:- Gippsland line - intercity services to Southern Cross
- Gippsland line - intercity services to Traralgon, Sale and Bairnsdale