Tarcoola railway station
Tarcoola | ||||||||||||||||
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 Station in the 1920s | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Railway Terrace, Tarcoola | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°42′39″S 134°34′06″E / 30.7107°S 134.5684°ECoordinates: 30°42′39″S 134°34′06″E / 30.7107°S 134.5684°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Great Southern Rail | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Trans-Australian Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||
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Tarcoola railway station is located on the Trans-Australian Railway. It serves the town of Tarcoola.
History
In 1980, it became the junction station for the Central Australia Railway to Alice Springs.
The station has two triangles, one for turning locomotives, and a larger one that gives direct access from the Darwin line to the Trans-Australian Railway to Kalgoorlie.[1]
Services
Tarcoola is served by Great Southern Rail's The Ghan and Indian Pacific services.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Track layout SA Signal & Track
- ↑ The Ghan Timetable Great Southern Rail
- ↑ Indian Pacific Timetable Great Southern Rail
External links
Media related to Tarcoola, South Australia at Wikimedia Commons- Photo: Station building ca.1926-1940
- Photo: Station building ca.1912
- Flickr gallery
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