Yantaringa railway station

Yantaringa railway station was located about 41 kilometres from Adelaide railway station. Yantaringa (which takes its name from an aboriginal word for "big lookout"[1]) was on the Melbourne-Adelaide railway in the Adelaide Hills suburb of Verdun, and is a few hundred metres to the east of the Yantaringa Tunnel.[2]

The station/siding opened in the late 19th century (c1883).

In 1925 it became a stopping place for rail motors.[3]

The station/siding closed in 1964.[4]

Preceding station   South Australian Railways   Following station
toward Adelaide
Melbourne–Adelaide railway
toward Serviceton

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Habel Landing - Hamley Bridge". State Library of South Australia. 2006-06-21. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
  2. ↑ Callaghan WH. The overland railway. ARHS NSW, St James. 1992.
  3. ↑ Yantaringa (near Ambleside) - open as stopping place for rail motor, SA Railways weekly notices, 1925, week 16.
  4. ↑ Yantaringa (Bridgewater - Ambleside) - closed , SA Railways weekly notices, 1964, week 28.

Coordinates: 35°01′23″S 138°43′43″E / 35.02296°S 138.7285°E / -35.02296; 138.7285

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