Monarto South railway station explained

Monarto South
Type:Former Australian National regional rail
Style:Australian Rail Track Corporation
Coordinates:-35.1237°N 139.1271°W
Distance:82.2 kilometres from Adelaide
Line:Adelaide-Wolseley
Sedan
Structure:Ground
Platform:2 (1 island)
Tracks:4
Opened:1 May 1886
Operator:Australian National
Status:Closed

Monarto South railway station was located on the Adelaide to Wolseley line serving the South Australian town of Monarto South.

History

The railway station opened on 1 May 1886, following the extension of Adelaide-Wolseley railway line to Bordertown.[1] On 13 October 1919, Monarto South became a junction station with the opening of the Sedan line.[2] [3] It briefly became a break of gauge station in 1995 when the Adelaide to Wolseley line was gauge converted to standard gauge.[4] This ceased when the Sedan line was also converted as far as its then terminus at Apamurra in November 1995.[5] [6] [7] After standardisation, the station was demolished with the station building being preserved at the Old Tailem Town Pioneer Village. The yard used for grain trains have fallen into disuse and trucks now transport grain from the silos, but a 1,550 metre crossing loop remains in use.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: OPENING OF THE RAILWAY TO BORDERTOWN. . . XXVIII . 8592 . South Australia . 3 May 1886 . 5 April 2023 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
  2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5634147 Monarto to Sedan Railway
  3. http://www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/sedan.htm Sedan
  4. http://www.pichirichirailway.org.au/behind-the-scenes/port-augusta-extension.html?showall=1 Port Augusta track extension project
  5. "SA Murray Lands Renaissance" Railway Digest page 15
  6. "South Australia" Railway Digest July 1996 page 37
  7. Book: Newland. Andrew. Quinlan. Howard. Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. 2000. Australian Railway Historical Society. Redfern. 0-909650-49-7. 53, 56.
  8. http://www.sa-trackandsignal.net/Pdf%20files/ARTC/AR107.pdf Monarto South - Monteith track diagram