Moriac is a closed station located in the town of Moriac

Moriac, Victoria

Moriac is a rural town in Victoria, Australia, located approximately west of Geelong. It forms part of the Surf Coast Shire. At the 2006 census, Moriac had a population of 594....

, on the Warrnambool railway line in Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. Remaining facilities include a bluestone platform, with a goods platform opposite. Moriac was made the junction of the short branch line south to Wensleydale

Wensleydale, Victoria

-History:Wordieboluc Post Office opened on 15 March 1866 and was replaced by the Wensleydale office in 1872. It closed in 1955....

 in 1889, with the line closed in 1948. The station was one of 35 closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981, as part of the New Deal

New Deal (railway)

The New Deal' for Country Passengers was a timetable introduced on 4 October 1981 in Victoria, Australia that revolutionised the provision of country passenger railway services. 35 little-used passenger stations were closed, rolling stock utilisation improved, and new rolling stock introduced...

timetable for country passengers.