Balhannah railway station

Balhannah railway station
Location	Australia
Coordinates	34°59′46″S 138°49′45″E / 34.996°S 138.8293°ECoordinates: 34°59′46″S 138°49′45″E / 34.996°S 138.8293°E
Operated by	South Australian Railways
Line(s)	Melbourne–Adelaide railway
Distance	45.8 km from Adelaide
Platforms	3
Tracks	3
Train operators	None
History
Opened	April 1883

Balhannah railway station is a disused railway station on the Adelaide-Wolseley line. The station is in the Adelaide Hills town of Balhannah, and is located 45.8 kilometres from Adelaide station.

The station opened in April 1883, originally with three platforms, the main platform of which had a weatherboard signal cabin, ticket office and the resident engineers office, like the one at Ambleside. The island platform had a shelter shed, this smaller platform has been removed but is unclear when, probably c. 1995. The goods platform and goods shed still remain. The yard layout has been rationalised in recent years, with the removal of the dead end siding at the eastern end of the yard, and the conversion of the goods siding to a dead-end siding, now used to stable track machines.

The 80–90 m (260–300 ft) long platform has since been fenced off due to safety and vandalism.

Balhannah was the junction station for the Mount Pleasant railway line between 1918 and 1964.

Elevation

Elevation is 1,111 feet (339 m) ^[1]

Adjacent stations

Preceding station		South Australian Railways		Following station
Ambleside toward Adelaide		Melbourne–Adelaide railway		Mount Barker Junction toward Serviceton
		Mount Pleasant railway line		Oakbank toward Mount Pleasant

References

1. SAR Timetable 1954 p97

• Callaghan GH. "The overland railway." ARHS NSW. St James, 1992.