Sherlock railway station explained

Sherlock
Address:Railway Terrace, Sherlock, South Australia
Coordinates:-35.3181°N 139.8018°W
Distance:132 kilometres from Adelaide
Line:Pinnaroo line
Structure:Ground
Platform:1
Tracks:1
Opened:January 1913
Closed:1968
Operator:South Australian Railways
Status:Closed, mostly demolished

Sherlock railway station was located on the Pinnaroo railway line. It served the town of Sherlock, South Australia.

History

Sherlock railway station opened in January 1913 on the railway line from Tailem Bend to Pinnaroo. The station had its own station master provided, along with a railway siding and an office for the station master. [1] The station closed to regular passengers in 1968 [2] and the line became disused in July 2015. [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. SHERLOCK RAILWAY SIDING 1 January 1913
  2. Pinnaroo line
  3. http://www.rdamr.org.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Riverland/documents/Mallee_Freight_Study__FINAL.pdf Freight Study & Rail Operations Investigation
  4. News: End of line for Murraylands, Mallee grain trains . Peri . Strathearn . 21 May 2015 . 4 August 2015 . Fairfax Regional Media . The Murray Valley Standard.