| System: | South Australian Railways |
| Status: | Closed and removed |
| Start: | Wanbi |
| Continuesfrom: | Barmera line |
| End: | Yinkanie |
| Linelength Km: | 49.6 |
| Map State: | uncollapsed |
The Yinkanie railway line was a railway line on the South Australian Railways network. Named the Wanbi to Moorook Railway in its enabling Act, it never reached its intended destination on the River Murray.[1] The railway ran from a junction with the Barmera line at Wanbi northwards to Yinkanie, opening on 7 September 1925 and closing on 1 May 1971.[2]
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| Order built | Line | Year opened | Year closed | Length (km) | Length (mi) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tailem Bend–Pinnaroo | 1906 | 2015[note a] | 86.6 | 139.4 |
| 2 | Tailem Bend–Barmera | 1913 / 1928[note b] | 1996[note c] | 159.5 | 256.6 |
| 3 | Karoonda–Peebinga | 1914 | 1990 | 66.0 | 106.2 |
| 4 | Karoonda–Waikerie | 1914 | 1994[note d] | 73.8 | 118.7 |
| 5 | Alawoona–Loxton | 1914 | 2015[note e] | 22.0 | 35.5 |
| 6 | Wanbi–Yinkanie | 1925 | 1971 | 31.5 | 50.6 |
| Total | 439.4 | 707.0 | |||
| Notes | |||||
The route of the line was designed to cover the gap between the Waikerie and Loxton lines at the lowest cost.[1] The names of the new stations were Gluyas, Caliph, Bayah, Tuscan, Koowa, Wunkar, Myrla, Wappilka and Yinkanie.