Bordertown railway station

Bordertown

Eastbound view in October 2013
Location Hay Avenue, Bordertown
Coordinates 36°18′38″S 140°46′38″E / 36.3105°S 140.7773°E / -36.3105; 140.7773Coordinates: 36°18′38″S 140°46′38″E / 36.3105°S 140.7773°E / -36.3105; 140.7773
Operated by Great Southern Rail
Line(s) Adelaide-Wolseley
Distance 293.90 kilometres from Adelaide
Platforms 1
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Ground
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Unstaffed
History
Opened 1914
Services
Preceding station   Great Southern Railway   Following station
towards Melbourne
The Overland
towards Adelaide

Bordertown railway station is located on the Adelaide to Wolseley line in Bordertown.

History

The railway arrived in Bordertown on 22 September 1881 when the Kingston SE to Narracoorte line was extended north.[1] It became a junction station in 1886 with the arrival of the Adelaide-Wolseley line with the station built in 1914.[2]

The railway station was listed on the South Australian Heritage Register on 22 September 1994.[3]

Services

The only passenger rail service which stops at the station is Great Southern Rail's twice weekly Overland service operating between Adelaide and Melbourne.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Callaghan, WH (1992). The Overland Railway. Sydney: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 35. ISBN 0 909650 29 2.
  2. ↑ Bordertown Sydney Morning Herald 17 February 2005
  3. ↑ "Bordertown Railway Station". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  4. ↑ The Overland Timetables Great Southern Rail
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