List of closed railway stations in South Australia explained

This is a list of closed, demolished or otherwise defunct railway stations, lines or branches in Adelaide and South Australia. Many of these lines and stations have been either abandoned or dismantled. There is a strong desire by communities to have some of these reopen to link Regional South Australia to the state's capital city of Adelaide.

Adelaide suburban network

Closed stations

There are two closed stations on the passenger railway network in the city of Adelaide, South Australia that have not been demolished, both along the Belair line:

Demolished stations

There are several stations along current railway routes that have been closed and demolished:

Belair line
Flinders line
Gawler line
Grange line
Outer Harbor line
Port Dock line
Seaford line

Closed railway lines (and their closed stations)

Several complete lines have been closed, with the rails removed, all of the station infrastructure removed, and some of the stations demolished:

Jubilee Exhibition Railway (closed 1925)Serviced the Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition, Torrens Parade Ground and original location of Adelaide Showground direct from Adelaide railway station.
Holdfast Bay railway line (closed 14 December 1929)
St Leonards–Grange railway line
Glenelg railway line (closed 1929 and converted to Glenelg tram line)

Closed branch lines

Branches from Adelaide-Wolseley railway line

Mount Pleasant railway line (closed 1964, now Amy Gillett Bikeway)Branched from the Adelaide-Wolseley line at Balhannah.
Sedan railway line (cut back to Cambrai in 1964, to Apamurra in 1987, remaining section closed in 2005)Branched from the Adelaide-Wolseley line at Monarto South.
Pinnaroo railway line, South Australia (closed July 2015) Branched from the Adelaide-Wolseley line at Tailem Bend.

Branches from Belair railway line

Clapham (closed 1917)Branched from the Belair line at Mitcham.

Branches from Gawler railway line

Northfield (closed 1987)Branched from the Gawler line at Dry Creek.
Penfield (closed 1991)Branched from the Gawler line at Salisbury.
GMH Elizabeth (closed 1992)Branched from the Gawler line approximately halfway between Elizabeth South and Nurlutta stations.

Served the General Motors Holden Elizabeth car factory at Elizabeth.

Branches from Grange railway line

Henley Beach railway line (opened 5 February 1894, closed 31 August 1957)An extension of Grange railway line.
Hendon railway line (closed 1 February 1980)Branched from the Grange line at Albert Park station.

Branches from Outer Harbor railway line

Semaphore railway line (closed 29 October 1978)Branched from the Outer Harbor line at Glanville station, traversing Jetty Road to the pier / jetty.
Finsbury railway line (closed 17 August 1979)Branched from the Outer Harbor line starting Woodville station.

Branches from Seaford railway line

Willunga railway line (closed 1969, track lifted 1972, now Coast to Vines Rail Trail)Original route alignment beyond Hallett Cove.

Existing freight lines

Lines where passenger trains have been withdrawn, but still open for freight:

Whyalla, branch of Adelaide-Darwin railway from Port Augusta (closed to passengers 31 December 1990)

Closed intrastate lines

Country railway lines that are no longer used and/or have been dismantled:

Barossa, branched from Gawler railway station, closed to passengers 16 December 1968 beyond North Gawler railway station; freight continued until 2014; North Gawler is now Gawler Central in the metropolitan network
Gladstone, branch of Peterborough line from Hamley Bridge railway station (closed 1980s)
Spalding, branch of Terowie line from Riverton (closed 1984)
Morgan, extension from Gawler (cut back to Eudunda in 1969, to Kapunda in 1995)
Mount Gambier, branch of Adelaide-Wolseley line (closed to passengers 1990)
Robertstown, branch of Morgan line from Eudunda
Truro, branch of Barossa Valley line from Nuriootpa (closed 1990s)
Peterborough, branch from Roseworthy (closed 1980s)
Wilmington, narrow-gauge branch from Gladstone (closed 14 March 1990)
Barmera, branch of Adelaide-Wolseley line from Tailem Bend (closed 1990)
Peebinga, branch of Barmera line from Karoonda (closed 7 December 1990)
Waikerie, branch of Barmera line from Karoonda (closed 1990s)
Yinkanie, branch of Barmera line from Wanbi (closed 1 May 1971)
Moonta, branch of Gladstone line from Balaklava (closed 1980s)
Brinkworth, branch of Moonta line from Kadina (closed 1990s)
Quorn, branch of Broken Hill line from Peterborough (closed 1980s)
Kingston SE railway line, branch of Mount Gambier line from Naracoorte (closed 28 November 1987)
Milang, branch of Victor Harbor line from Sandergrove railway station (closed 17 June 1970)
Beachport railway line, branch from Mount Gambier (closed April 1995)
Heywood railway line, branch from Mount Gambier (closed 11 April 1995)

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See also

References

Notes and References

  1. News: Rail Stops at Swamp, Little Bird & Wind. . . South Australia . 1 April 1949 . 15 May 2020 . 3 . Trove .

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