Cooke Plains | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°22′40″S139°33′32″E / 35.3778°S 139.5590°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | South Australian Railways 1886 - 1978 Australian National 1978-1990 | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Adelaide-Wolseley | ||||||||||
Distance | 137 kilometres from Adelaide | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Closed and demolished | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 May 1886 | ||||||||||
Closed | 31 December 1990 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Cooke Plains railway station was located in the town of Cooke Plains, about 137 kilometres from Adelaide station.
Cooke Plains station was located between Tailem Bend and Coomandook on the Adelaide-Wolseley line, and opened in 1886 as part of the extension from Nairne to Bordertown. [1] The line opened in stages: on 14 March 1883 from Adelaide to Aldgate, on 28 November 1883 to Nairne, on 1 May 1886 to Bordertown and on 19 January 1887 to Serviceton. [2] The original station was replaced with a smaller brick building and platform in later years. This station design was also used at other stations on the Tailem Bend-Wolseley section of the line. The station closed on 31 December 1990 upon cessation of all AN intrastate services in South Australia. It has since been demolished.[ citation needed ]
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