History
The Mornington railway line was a rural railway branching off from the Stony Point railway line at Baxter. The line operated for 92 years before closing. Ten years later the line was reopened as a heritage railway.
- 1888—In August the contract for building the line was given to David Munro for £25,000. A spur-line was built to Moorooduc quarry to transport stone for the construction of the line.
- 1889—Baxter to Mornington railway line opened on 10 September.
- 1981—The line was closed.
- 1984—The Mornington Railway Preservation Society (MRPS) was formed.
- 1991—The line was reopened as a heritage railway.
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