Mossiface railway station

Mossiface

The former station site at Mossiface, looking south
Line(s) Orbost
Platforms 1
Tracks 1
Other information
Status Closed
History
Opened 1916
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. Retrieved 2009-11-08. External link in |work= (help)
  2. "Mossiface". Victorian Railway Stations. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
  3. "East Gippsland Rail Trail: Trail Notes". East Gippsland Rail Trail Official Site. 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
Closed station navigation
Orbost line
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Coordinates: 37°44′1.6842″S 147°48′37.08″E / 37.733801167°S 147.8103000°E / -37.733801167; 147.8103000


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