National Park railway station, South Australia explained

National Park
Address:Saddle Hill Road, Belair
Coordinates:-35.0148°N 138.6586°W
Distance:25.85 kilometers from Adelaide
Line:Adelaide-Wolseley
Structure:Ground
Platform:1
Tracks:1
Closed:23 September 1987
Operator:State Transport Authority
Status:Closed

National Park railway station was a railway station in South Australia located on the Adelaide-Wolseley line in the suburb of Belair and within the boundaries of the Belair National Park.[1] [2] It was located 25.8 kilometres from Adelaide station.

History

It is unclear when National Park railway station was opened. It consisted of one 80 metre platform with a waiting shelter, and was popular with bike riders on weekends.

The station closed on 23 September 1987, when the State Transport Authority withdrew Bridgewater line services between Belair and Bridgewater. The platform and shelter shed have since been demolished.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Search result for "National Park Railway Station" (Record no. SA0048940) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and " Place names (gazetteer)" . Property Location Browser . Government of South Australia . 23 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . 12 October 2016 . dead .
  2. Book: Callaghan. WH. The Overland Railway. 1992. Australian Railway Historical Society. 0-909650-29-2. 242.