Bordertown | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Eastbound view, October 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Hay Avenue, Bordertown | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°18′38″S140°46′38″E / 36.3105°S 140.7773°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Journey Beyond | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Adelaide-Wolseley | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 293.90 kilometres from Adelaide | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1914 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Bordertown railway station is located on the Adelaide to Wolseley line in Bordertown.
The railway arrived in Bordertown on 22 September 1881 when the Kingston SE to Narracoorte line was extended north. [1] It was connected via rail to Adelaide in 1886 with the arrival of the Adelaide-Wolseley line. The current station was built in 1914. [2]
The railway station was listed on the South Australian Heritage Register on 22 September 1994.
The only passenger rail service which stops at the station is Journey Beyond's twice weekly Overland service operating between Adelaide and Melbourne. [3]
The Ghan is an experiential tourism-oriented passenger train service that operates between the northern and southern coasts of Australia, through the cities of Adelaide, Alice Springs and Darwin on the Adelaide–Darwin rail corridor. Operated by Journey Beyond Rail Expeditions, its scheduled travelling time, including extended stops for passengers to do off-train tours, is 53 hours 15 minutes to travel the 2,979 kilometres (1,851 mi). The Ghan has been described as one of the world's greatest passenger trains.
The rail network in Adelaide, South Australia, consists of four lines and 89 stations, totalling 132 km (82 mi). It is operated by Keolis Downer under contract from the Government of South Australia, and is part of the citywide Adelaide Metro public transport system.
The Overland is an interstate passenger train service in Australia, travelling between the state capitals of Melbourne and Adelaide, a distance of 828 km (515 mi). It first ran in 1887 as the Adelaide Express, known by South Australians as the Melbourne Express. It was given its current name in 1936. Now operated by private company Journey Beyond, the train undertakes two return trips a week. Originally an overnight train that stopped at large intermediate stations, it now operates during the day, stopping less frequently.
The first railway in colonial South Australia was a line from the port of Goolwa on the River Murray to an ocean harbour at Port Elliot, which first operated in December 1853, before its completion in May 1854.
The Belair line is a suburban rail commuter route in the city of Adelaide, South Australia, that runs from the Adelaide station to Belair in the Adelaide Hills via the Adelaide-Wolseley line using diesel 3000/3100 class railcars. Prior to 1995, this part of Adelaide-Wolseley was a two-track broad gauge line. In 1995, Adelaide-Wolseley was converted to standard gauge meaning Adelaide to Belair is now effectively two separate single-track lines running in parallel: the Belair commuter line and the Adelaide-Wolseley standard gauge freight line.
Wolseley is a small South Australian town near the Victorian border. It is five kilometres south of the Dukes Highway and 13 kilometres east of Bordertown. It was first proclaimed a town in 1884.
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The Melbourne–Adelaide rail corridor consists of the 828-kilometre (514-mile) long 1435 mm standard-gauge main line between the Australian state capitals of Melbourne, Victoria and Adelaide, South Australia, and the lines immediately connected to it. Most of its traffic is freight; the only passenger train along the entire route is the twice-weekly passenger service The Overland, operated by Journey Beyond.
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Serviceton railway station is located on the Western standard gauge line in Victoria, Australia, in the small town of Serviceton, 461 kilometres by rail from Melbourne. Opened in 1889, and closed in 1986, today it is leased to West Wimmera Shire Council for community group use.
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Murray Bridge railway station is located on the Adelaide to Wolseley line serving the South Australian town of Murray Bridge.
Cooke Plains railway station was located in the town of Cooke Plains, about 137 kilometres from Adelaide station.
Coomandook railway station was located in the town of Coomandook, about 153 kilometres from Adelaide station.
Yumali railway station was located in the town of Yumali, about 160 kilometres from Adelaide station.
Ki Ki railway station was located in the town of Ki Ki, about 168 kilometres from Adelaide station.
Coonalpyn railway station is located on the Adelaide-Wolseley line in Coonalpyn, South Australia.
Culburra railway station was located on the Adelaide-Wolseley line in Culburra, South Australia.
Tintinara railway station is located on the Adelaide-Wolseley line in Tintinara, South Australia.
Coombe railway station was located on the Adelaide-Wolseley line in Coombe, South Australia.