Blyth railway station, South Australia

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Blyth
General information
LocationHarley Street, Blyth, South Australia
Coordinates 33°50′39″S138°29′14″E / 33.84418147795545°S 138.48723433218865°E / -33.84418147795545; 138.48723433218865
Operated by Australian National
Line(s) Gladstone line
Distance135 kilometres from Adelaide
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened1876
Closed29 March 1989
Services
Preceding station Australian National Railways Commission Following station
Kybunga
towards Adelaide
Gladstone railway line Brinkworth
towards Gladstone

Blyth railway station was located on the Hamley Bridge-Gladstone railway line. It served the town of Blyth, South Australia.

History

Blyth railway station opened in 1876 on the narrow gauge railway line to Port Wakefield. [1] [2] The line was extended to Gladstone on 2 July 1894. [3] Blyth station was a fine stone gable ended station building [4] and was named after Sir Arthur Blyth who was one time a minister of the Crown and Agent-General. [5]

On 1 August 1927, the line through Blyth was gauge converted to 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm). [6]

In 1978, the station and all associated infrastructure were included in the transfer of South Australian Railways to Australian National. For various reasons, the line through Blyth had become obsolete and was removed by late 1989.

The old station building and goods shed remain but are now used by a trucking firm and have fallen into a state of disrepair. [7] [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "PORT WAKEFIELD RAILWAY". The South Australian Advertiser . Vol. XII, no. 3385. South Australia. 21 August 1869. p. 2. Retrieved 24 September 2018– via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "THE PORT WAKEFIELD AND HOYLE'S PLAINS TRAMWAY, AND THE DISTRICT THROUGH WHICH IT PASSES". The Express and Telegraph . Vol. VI, no. 1, 808. South Australia. 27 November 1869. p. 2 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 24 September 2018– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ BLYTH TO GLADSTONE RAILWAY EXTENSION 17 october 1891
  4. ↑ Blyth
  5. ↑ Names of South Australian Railway Stations
  6. ↑ GLADSTONE’S HERITAGE IS CLOSELY LINKED TO THE RAILWAYS
  7. ↑ Hoyleton to Port Wakefield Railway Line
  8. ↑ Blyth. The former SAR South Australian Railways railway station built in 1878.
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