Ulooloo railway station explained

Ulooloo
Line:Roseworthy-Peterborough line
Structure:Ground
Platform:1
Opened:1880
Closed:December 1986
Operator:South Australian Railways
Status:Demolished

Ulooloo railway station was located on the Roseworthy-Peterborough railway line in the locality of Ulooloo, South Australia.

History

Ulooloo railway station opened in 1880 when the broad gauge line from Adelaide to Peterborough was completed. [1] [2] Ulooloo consisted of a railway siding and a wooden railway station building. [3] The line through Ulooloo was closed on 26 July 1988; there is no longer any trace of the station. [2] [4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Opening of the Hallett and Terowie Railway . . Adelaide, SA . 15 December 1880 . 30 November 2015 . 3 Edition: 2nd . National Library of Australia.
  2. Book: Quinlan. Howard. Newland. John. Australian Railway Routes 1854 – 2000. 2000. Australian Railway Historical Society. Redfern. 0 909650 49 7. 55, 56, 58.
  3. Ulooloo
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20120319231852/http://www.goyder.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/HAC_Minutes_30_March_2011.pdf Minutes 30 March 2011