Bordertown railway station
Bordertown | |||||||||||
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 Eastbound view in October 2013 | |||||||||||
| Location | Hay Avenue, Bordertown | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°18′38″S 140°46′38″E / 36.3105°S 140.7773°ECoordinates: 36°18′38″S 140°46′38″E / 36.3105°S 140.7773°E | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1886 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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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]
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.[3]
References
- ↑ Callaghan, WH (1992). The Overland Railway. Sydney: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 35. ISBN 0 909650 29 2.
- ↑ Bordertown Sydney Morning Herald 17 February 2005
- ↑ The Overland Timetables Great Southern Rail
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