Bridgewater railway station

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Bridgewater railway station site 5 October 2021.jpg
The former Bridgewater railway station site in October 2021.
General information
LocationMill Road, Bridgewater
Coordinates 35°00′30″S138°45′37″E / 35.0083°S 138.7603°E / -35.0083; 138.7603
Operated by State Transport Authority
Line(s) Adelaide-Wolseley
Distance37.66 kilometres from Adelaide
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Closed23 September 1987
Services
Preceding station TransAdelaide Following station
Carripook
towards Adelaide
Bridgewater line Terminus
Preceding station Australian Rail Track Corporation Following station
Carripook
towards Adelaide
Adelaide-Wolseley railway line Yantaringa
towards Serviceton

Bridgewater railway station was located on the Bridgewater line, serving the Adelaide Hills suburb of Bridgewater. It was located 37.6 km from Adelaide station.

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History

Bridgewater station opened in the 1880s and was the terminus of the now defunct Bridgewater line. [1] The station consisted of three platforms. Platform 1 was a side platform that was 140 metres long, and platforms 2 and 3 were an island platform 170 metres long. On 1 March 1978, the station became the eastern boundary of the State Transport Authority network.

The station building on the main platform was burned down by arsonists in 1983. The station closed on 23 September 1987, when the State Transport Authority withdrew services on the route between Belair and Bridgewater. The offices and island platform were demolished around 1990, while the brick relay console and main platform were demolished in November 2006. A small part of the platform fencing, light poles, and the dirt mound that formed platform 1 are all that remain of the station.

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References

  1. Callaghan, WH (1992). The Overland Railway. Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 248. ISBN   0-909650-29-2.