Balyarta railway station explained

Balyarta
Type:Former Australian National regional rail
Style:Australian Rail Track Corporation
Coordinates:-35.094°N 138.9874°W
Distance:66 kilometres from Adelaide
Line:Adelaide-Wolseley
Structure:Ground
Operator:South Australian Railways
Status:Closed

Balyarta railway station was a ground-level stopping place located on the Adelaide to Wolseley line serving the South Australian locality of Balyarta.[1]

History

Balyarta station was located between Petwood and Callington on the Adelaide to Wolseley line, being marked with a shed. The line opened in stages: on 14 March 1883 from Adelaide to Aldgate, on 28 November 1883 to Nairne, on 1 May 1886 to Bordertown and on 19 January 1887 to Serviceton.[2] It was operated by South Australian Railways and in March 1978 it was transferred to Australian National. A siding was provided, allowing trains to cross each other at this location. The station was still listed as a stopping place in the ANR public timetable in July 1976. A derailment occurred while two goods trains passed each other at Balyarta on 22 June 1977, with the siding being closed afterwards.[3] In 1995, the line was converted to standard gauge. There is no longer any trace of the station.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.sa-trackandsignal.net/Pdf%20files/ARTC/AR107.pdf Monarto South - Monteith track diagram
  2. Book: Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Newland. Andrew. Quinlan. Howard. 2000. Australian Railway Historical Society. 0-909650-49-7. Redfern. 53.
  3. Book: Pearce, Kenn. Australian Railway Disasters. 2000. IPL Books. 200.