Mobiltown is a former station on the Altona railway line, which now forms part of the

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. It was located immediately north of the Kororoit Creek Road level crossing in the suburb of

Altona North Altona North is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Melbourne central business district, Central Business District, located within the City of Hobsons Bay Local government areas of Victoria, local government ar ...

. The station opened in 1953 as the Standard Oil Platform, next to the oil refinery operated by the

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, 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 Broderick Smith (17 February 1948 – 30 April 2023) was an English-born Australian multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and sometime actor. He was a member of 1970s bands Sundown, Carson, and The Dingoes. In the 1980s, he was part of Br ...

sang about the "Last Train from Mobiltown" on his group's 1981 album ''Broderick Smith's Big Combo''.

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Disused railway stations in Melbourne Railway stations in Australia opened in 1953 Railway stations in Australia closed in 1985 {{VictoriaAU-railstation-stub