Whyalla railway line should not be confused with BHP Whyalla Tramway.
| Whyalla railway line | |
| Start: | Port Augusta |
| End: | Whyalla |
| Continuesfrom: | Adelaide-Port Augusta line |
| Stations: | Spencer Junction Lincoln Gap (Block Point) Roopena Whyalla |
| Open: | 6 October 1972 |
| Linelength Km: | 74 |
| Map State: | collapsed |
The Whyalla railway line runs from Port Augusta to Whyalla.[1]
The Whyalla line was built primarily to serve the BHP's Whyalla Steelworks. The line was built by the Commonwealth Railways as a standard gauge line being opened on 6 October 1972 by Prime Minister William McMahon.[2] [3]
When it opened, the line was served by a daily passenger service from Adelaide to Whyalla operated by CB class railcars.[2] The service was withdrawn in 1975.[4]
On 21 April 1986, the service was reintroduced as the Iron Triangle Limited. It was withdrawn on 31 December 1990 when Australian National withdrew all its South Australian passenger services.[5]