place

Mobiltown railway station

Disused railway stations in MelbourneMelbourne rail transport stubsRailway stations closed in 1985Railway stations in Australia opened in 1953Use Australian English from February 2015
Victoria (state) railway station stubs

Mobiltown is a former station on the Altona railway line, which now forms part of the Werribee railway line in Melbourne, Australia. It was located immediately north of the Kororoit Creek Road level crossing in the suburb of Altona North. The station opened in 1953 as the Standard Oil Platform, next to the oil refinery operated by the Vacuum Oil Company, and was used by refinery workers. Shortly after the company changed its name to Mobil Australia in 1954, the station's name was altered to reflect that. Mobiltown was made a public platform in 1958, and closed on 29 January 1985 because of low patronage. No trace of the platform remains and the rail overpass, which eliminated the Kororoit Creek Road level crossing in 2018, now overshadows the site 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.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Mobiltown railway station (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors).

Mobiltown railway station
Ganton Court, Melbourne Williamstown

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Website Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: Mobiltown railway stationContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N -37.851388888889 ° E 144.85305555556 °
placeShow on map

Address

Mobil Altona Refinery

Ganton Court
3016 Melbourne, Williamstown
Victoria, Australia
mapOpen on Google Maps

Website
exxonmobil.com.au

linkVisit website

Share experience

Nearby Places

Paisley railway station, Melbourne
Paisley railway station, Melbourne

Paisley railway station was located on the Werribee line of the Melbourne suburban rail system in Australia. It was located between Newport and Galvin stations, adjacent to the Millers Road level crossing (later replaced by a road overpass). Paisley was opened on 14 October 1929. Although it was a public platform, it played an important role in servicing refineries in the area. When the line between Altona Junction and Laverton was duplicated in 1967, the new track ran behind the existing station, converting it into an island platform. A subway was provided to allow passengers to get to the platform from the adjacent Ross Road. In 1985, a new extension joining Westona and Laverton stations was opened. The Werribee line had been electrified two years earlier, but after the construction of the Westona - Laverton link, trains on the Werribee line were diverted via Altona and Westona to try to make a more viable route, because both Paisley and the nearby station of Galvin were little used. As a result, Paisley, along with Galvin, were bypassed and closed. The last trains stopped at the station on 14 April 1985. The pedestrian subway was filled in post-closure, but the island platform still exists adjacent to the Millers Road overpass in Altona, and is visible from passing suburban Werribee services, most of which ceased running on weekdays on the loop through Altona in May 2011. The former car park is now used as a bus park and ride terminal, similar to the one at Doncaster.