Redhill railway station, South Australia
Redhill | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°32′43″S 138°13′17″E / 33.54534884414144°S 138.22135251857011°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | South Australian Railways then Australian National Railways Commission | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Adelaide-Port Augusta | ||||||||||
| Distance | 176 kilometres from Adelaide | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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| Status | Closed | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1925 | ||||||||||
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Redhill railway station was located on the Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line serving the township of Redhill in South Australia.
History
[edit]Redhill station opened in 1925 when the railway line from Long Plains reached it in 1925.[1] It was later extended Port Pirie in 1937. In the latter year, the Commonwealth Railways extended its standard gauge Trans-Australian Railway line from Port Augusta south to Port Pirie.[2] The line was converted from 1600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge to 1435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge in 1982.[3]: 1‑648
Closure
[edit]Regular passenger services to Port Pirie ceased in the early 1980s.[3]: 1‑644 The disused railway station and old platform still remain to this day.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "REDHILL RAILWAY OPENING". Observer. Vol. LXXXII, no. 6, 081. South Australia. 15 August 1925. p. 62. Retrieved 31 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Long Plains railway station". History Trust of South Australia. 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ a b Ramsay, John (2008). "The History of the Australian National Railways Commission, Part 1: 1978–1990". Proceedings of the 20nn Convention. Modelling the Railways of South Australia. Adelaide.
- ^ Redhill, SA