Coorara railway station

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Coorara
General information
LocationCnr Bains Rd & Vanstone Ave, Morphett Vale
Australia
Coordinates 35°07′21″S138°31′48″E / 35.12243°S 138.5299°E / -35.12243; 138.5299 Coordinates: 35°07′21″S138°31′48″E / 35.12243°S 138.5299°E / -35.12243; 138.5299
Owned by South Australian Railways
Operated by South Australian Railways
Line(s) Willunga railway line
Distance19 miles 10 chains (30.8 km) [1]
Platforms1 side
Train operators South Australian Railways
History
Opened20 January 1915 (1915-01-20)
Closed29 April 1969 (1969-04-29)
Services
Preceding station South Australian Railways Following station
Pimpala
towards Adelaide
Willunga railway line Morphett Vale
towards Willunga

km
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0.0
Adelaide
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21.4
Hallett Cove
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Hallett Cove (original site)
1915–74
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Patpa
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26.4
Happy Valley
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28.2
Reynella
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29.6
Pimpala
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30.8
Coorara
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32.2
Morphett Vale
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Yetto
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34.5
Hackham
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Korro
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38.9
Noarlunga
Seaford Meadows
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Seaford
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Moana
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to Aldinga
(corridor reserved)
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Tuni
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McLaren Vale
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Pikkara
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Willunga

Coorara is a closed railway station in Adelaide, South Australia. It was a ground level stopping place during the passenger transport days of this line, and a 1965 reference mentioned that it was no longer used at that date.[ citation needed ]

The stop is now completely disused, the entire Willunga railway line having been dismantled in 1972.

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References

  1. "Placename Details: Coorara Railway Station". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 3 June 2013. SA0015852. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.