Mobiltown
Closed commuter rail station
General information
Coordinates37°51′05″S 144°51′11″E / 37.85139°S 144.85306°E / -37.85139; 144.85306
Line(s)Werribee
Distance13.93 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks1
Other information
StatusDemolished
History
Opened1953
Closed29 January 1985
Former services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Seaholme
towards Westona
Werribee line Newport
List of closed railway stations in Melbourne

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.[1] 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.[2]

References

  1. "Rail Geelong - Mobiltown Station". railgeelong.com. Retrieved 30 April 2008.
  2. "Broderick Smith's Big Combo". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
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