Balhannah railway station

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Balhannah
Former Australian National regional rail
Balhannah Railway Station(GN05482).jpg
General information
LocationAustralia
Coordinates 34°59′46″S138°49′45″E / 34.996°S 138.8293°E / -34.996; 138.8293
Operated by South Australian Railways
Line(s) Adelaide-Wolseley
Distance45.8 kilometres from Adelaide
Platforms3
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened1883
Closed1964
Services
Preceding station Australian Rail Track Corporation Following station
Ambleside
towards Adelaide
Adelaide-Wolseley railway line Mount Barker Junction
towards Serviceton
Preceding station South Australian Railways Following station
Terminus Mount Pleasant railway line Oakbank

Balhannah railway station is a disused railway station on the Adelaide-Wolseley line. The station is in the Adelaide Hills town of Balhannah, and is located 45.8 kilometres from Adelaide station at an elevation of 339 metres. [1]

History

The station opened in April 1883, originally with three platforms, the main platform of which had a weatherboard signal cabin, ticket office and the resident engineers office, like the one at Ambleside. It served as the junction station for the Mount Pleasant railway line between 1918 and 1964.

The island platform had a shelter shed, this smaller platform has been removed but is unclear when, probably around 1995. The goods platform and goods shed still remain. The yard layout has been rationalised in recent years, with the removal of the dead end siding at the eastern end of the yard, and the conversion of the goods siding to a dead-end siding, now used to stable track machines. The 80-90 metre long platform has since been fenced off due to safety and vandalism.

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References

  1. SAR Timetable 1954 p97