Tanunda railway station explained

Tanunda
Address:Bushman Street, Tanunda
Coordinates:-34.5262°N 138.9617°W[1]
Line:Barossa Valley
Structure:Ground
Platform:1
Opened:8 September 1911

Tanunda railway station is located on the Barossa Valley line. It served the town of Tanunda.

History

Tanunda station opened on 8 September 1911 when the Barossa Valley line to Angaston opened. In 1913, the original wooden shelter was replaced with the current stone building.

Until the 1970s a pedestrian overpass was provided. The goods and passing sidings were removed in the 1990s but the goods platform and shed remain.

From 1996 to 2003, TransAdelaide ran Sunday-only trial services to Nuriootpa. From 1998 to 2003 the Barossa Wine Train serviced the station.

Local radio station 5BBB has occupied the station building since the mid-1990s.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Placename Details: Tanunda Railway Station . SA0038709 . Land Services, Government of South Australia . 6 February 2007 . 17 February 2016 . 12 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . dead .
  2. http://bbbfm.com/contact.html Contact