Port Pirie Junction railway station explained

Port Pirie Junction
Address:Railway Terrace, Solomontown, South Australia
Coordinates:-33.1911°N 138.0213°W
Line:Trans-Australian Railway
Adelaide-Port Pirie
Port Pirie-Cockburn
Structure:Ground
Platform:2 (1 island)
Opened:23 July 1937
Closed:12 November 1967
Operator:Commonwealth Railways
South Australian Railways

Port Pirie Junction railway station was located in the city of Port Pirie in South Australia.

History

Port Pirie Junction station opened on 23 July 1937 when the Commonwealth Railways standard gauge Trans-Australian Railway was extended south from Port Augusta, and the South Australian Railways line broad gauge north from Redhill to a new break of gauge station in the Port Pirie suburb of Solomontown.[1] [2] [3]

On 12 November 1967, it was replaced by Port Pirie (Mary Elie Street) station and later demolished.

Notes and References

  1. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article30759205 Solomontown Railway Station
  2. http://www.natrailmuseum.org.au/downloads/documents/Multi_Gauge_Muddle.compressed.pdf Port Pirie
  3. Book: Newland. Andrew. Quinlan. Howard. Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. 2000. Australian Railway Historical Society. Redfern. 0-909650-49-7. 57.