Freeling railway station

Freeling
Freeling
General information
Coordinates	34°27′18″S138°48′27″E / 34.455090964983164°S 138.80760068445062°E
Owned by	South Australian Railways 1860 - 1978 Australian National 19878 - 1994
Operated by	South Australian Railways 1860- 1978 Australian National 1878 - 1968
Line(s)	Morgan railway line
Distance	68 kilometres from Adelaide
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Status	Closed
Services

Last updated October 06, 2024

Freeling railway station was located on the Morgan railway line in the town of Freeling, South Australia.

History

Freeling railway station opened on 13 August 1860 with the opening of the first section of the Morgan railway line to Kapunda.^[1] It was extended to Morgan on 23 September 1878. The station consisted of a shunting yard, goods crane, a house for the clerk, goods shed, waiting rooms and a station building with a similar design to the one that existed at Salisbury. ^[2] An accident occurred at Freeling on 4 April 1891 when an elderly man named Richard Green was killed by a train at a crossing north of the station. ^[3] Another accident occurred in 1913 when a train bound for Kapunda was washed away off the tracks at a nearby township of Fords.^[4] It was operated by South Australian Railways until 1978 when it was transferred to Australian National. The station closed to regular passenger use in December 1968. In 1997, the station and railway line were included in the transfer of Australian National's South Australian freight assets to Australian Southern Railroad (later known as One Rail Australia.) The last bulk grain trains operated on the line in circa January 1999 with the line being last used by a light engine movement on 21 May 2003 by Australian Railroad Group locomotive CK4. ^[5] The station remnants and railway line were included in Aurizon's purchase of One Rail Australia in 2022.

Related Research Articles

Adelaide railway station is the central terminus of the Adelaide Metro railway system. All lines approach the station from the west, and it is a terminal station with no through lines, with most of the traffic on the metropolitan network either departing or terminating here. It has nine below-ground platforms, all using broad gauge track. The station is located on the north side of North Terrace, west of Parliament House.

Bethnal Green is a London Overground station on the Lea Valley lines in the southern part of Bethnal Green, in East London. The station is 1 mile 10 chains down the line from London Liverpool Street; the next station is either Hackney Downs or Cambridge Heath. It is an interchange station between three services operated by London Overground. Its three-letter station code is BET and it is in Travelcard zone 2.

Rail transport in the Australian state of South Australia is provided by a number of railway operators who operate over the government-owned railway lines. The network consists of 1435 mm standard gauge links to other states, the 1600 mm broad gauge suburban railways in Adelaide, a freight-only branch from Dry Creek to Port Adelaide and Pelican Point, a narrow-gauge gypsum haulage line on the Eyre Peninsula, and both copper–gold concentrate and coal on the standard-gauge line in the Adelaide–Darwin rail corridor north of Tarcoola.

Workington railway station is a railway station serving the coastal town of Workington in Cumbria, England. It is on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

The Dry Creek–Port Adelaide railway line is an eight-kilometre east–west freight railway line running through Adelaide's north-western suburbs. The line is managed by the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) and is an important link between Port Adelaide, Pelican Point and the main interstate rail routes which link Adelaide with Melbourne, Perth, Darwin and Sydney. Prior to 1988, a limited local passenger service operated, stopping at five intermediate stations along the line. Since May 1988, the line has been freight-only.

Gawler railway station is located on the Gawler line. Situated in the South Australian town of Gawler, it is 39.8 kilometres (24.7 mi) from Adelaide station.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">South Australian Railways</span> Government department that ran South Australias railways from 1854 to 1978

South Australian Railways (SAR) was the statutory corporation through which the Government of South Australia built and operated railways in South Australia from 1854 until March 1978, when its non-urban railways were incorporated into Australian National, and its Adelaide urban lines were transferred to the State Transport Authority.

Salisbury railway station is a railway station and bus interchange in the northern Adelaide suburb of Salisbury. It is on the Gawler line, 20.2 kilometres (12.6 mi) from Adelaide station. Adjoining it is a large park & ride carpark, making it one of the busiest stations on the Adelaide suburban rail system.

The Morgan railway line or North-West Bend railway was a railway line on the South Australian Railways network.

The Roseworthy–Peterborough railway line was a railway line on the South Australian Railways network. It extended from a junction at Roseworthy on the Morgan railway line through Hamley Bridge, Riverton, initially to Tarlee, then extended in stages to Peterborough.

Eighteen South Australian Railways K class (broad-gauge) locomotives were built by Beyer, Peacock and Company for the South Australian Railways (SAR) between 1878 and 1884. They had a fundamental design flaw that affected their original role as light-line passenger locomotives, relegating them eventually to shunting duties exclusively. They operated for six decades.

Roseworthy railway station was located at the junction of the Morgan railway line and the Roseworthy-Peterborough railway line. Situated in the town of Roseworthy, South Australia, it was located 49 kilometres from Adelaide by rail.

Eudunda railway station was located at the junction of the Morgan railway line and the Robertstown railway line. Situated in the town of Eudunda, South Australia, it was located 111 kilometres from Adelaide by rail.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Merildin railway station</span> Former railway station in South Australia, Australia

Merildin railway station was located on the Roseworthy-Peterborough railway line in the South Australian town of Mintaro.

Fords railway station was located on the Morgan railway line. It served the locality of Fords, South Australia.

Tarlee railway station was located on the Roseworthy-Peterborough railway line. It served the town of Tarlee, South Australia.

Saddleworth railway station was located on the Roseworthy-Peterborough railway line. It served the town of Saddleworth, South Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Manoora railway station</span> Former railway station in South Australia, Australia

Manoora railway station was located on the Roseworthy-Peterborough railway line. It served the settlement of Manoora, South Australia.

References

↑ Opening of the Kapunda railway 13 August 1860
↑ The railway between Gawler and Kapunda 23 June 1860
↑ Railway accident at Freeling 4 April 1891
↑ Swept Away-The Steam Engine Driver
↑ "Burra Railway". Burra History. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] Opening of the Kapunda railway 13 August 1860

[2] The railway between Gawler and Kapunda 23 June 1860

[3] Railway accident at Freeling 4 April 1891

[4] Swept Away-The Steam Engine Driver

[5] "Burra Railway". Burra History. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]