Cooke Plains railway station explained

Cooke Plains
Type:Former Australian National regional rail
Style:Australian Rail Track Corporation
Coordinates:-35.3778°N 139.559°W
Distance:137 kilometres from Adelaide
Line:Adelaide-Wolseley
Structure:Ground
Platform:1
Opened:1 May 1886
Closed:31 December 1990
Operator:South Australian Railways 1886 - 1978 Australian National 1978-1990
Status:Closed and demolished

Cooke Plains railway station was located in the town of Cooke Plains, about 137 kilometres from Adelaide station.

History

Cooke Plains station was located between Tailem Bend and Coomandook on the Adelaide-Wolseley line, and opened in 1886 as part of the extension from Nairne to Bordertown.[1] 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] The original station was replaced with a smaller brick building and platform in later years. This station design was also used at other stations on the Tailem Bend-Wolseley section of the line. The station closed on 31 December 1990 upon cessation of all AN intrastate services in South Australia. It has since been demolished.

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Notes and References

  1. News: THE OVERLAND RAILWAY. . . XLIII . 2316 . South Australia . 20 February 1886 . 30 September 2022 . 33 . National Library of Australia.
  2. Book: Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Newland. Andrew. Quinlan. Howard. 2000. Australian Railway Historical Society. 0-909650-49-7. Redfern. 53.