Gladstone railway station, South Australia

Gladstone

Gladstone yard in March 1986
Location Port Street, Gladstone
Coordinates 33°16′11″S 138°21′28″E / 33.2697°S 138.3578°E / -33.2697; 138.3578Coordinates: 33°16′11″S 138°21′28″E / 33.2697°S 138.3578°E / -33.2697; 138.3578
Operated by Great Southern Rail
Line(s) Crystal Brook-Broken Hill
Platforms 1
Construction
Structure type Ground
Other information
Status Unstaffed
History
Opened 1876
Services
Preceding station   Great Southern Railway   Following station
towards East Perth
Indian Pacific
towards Sydney

Gladstone railway station is located on the Crystal Brook-Broken Hill line in Gladstone, South Australia.[1]

History

Gladstone station opened in 1876 when a line opened from Port Pirie in the west, it was later extended east to Peterborough and ultimately Broken Hill. In 1888, a line was built north to Laura and ultimately Wilmington. When a line from Balaklava in the south reached Gladstone in 1894, it became a four-way junction station. All were built as narrow gauge lines.[2][3]

In 1927, the line from the south was converted to broad gauge, making Gladstone a break of gauge station. As part of the standardisation project, the line between Port Augusta and Broken Hill was converted to standard gauge in 1969, thus Gladstone became a junction for three gauges.[2][3]

By 1993, the lines to the north and south had closed, and today is only served by the standard gauge Crystal Brook-Broken Hill line.[2]

Services

The only passenger rail service which stops at the station is Great Southern Rail's weekly Indian Pacific service operating between Sydney and Perth.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Crystal Brook - Broken Hill map SA Track & Signal
  2. 1 2 3 Gladstone National Railway Museum
  3. 1 2 Gladstone's Railway History Gladstone
  4. ↑ Indian Pacific Timetable Great Southern Rail
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