Halbury railway station

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Halbury
Former railway yard, Halbury.JPG
The site of the former Halbury railway yard and station (September 2009)
General information
LocationBalaklava Road, Halbury, South Australia
Coordinates 34°05′09″S138°30′50″E / 34.08579°S 138.51380°E / -34.08579; 138.51380
Operated by Australian National
Line(s) Hamley Bridge-Gladstone railway line
Distance106 kilometres from Adelaide
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusClosed and demolished
History
Opened2 July 1894
Closed1982 (passengers)
29 March 1989 (freight)
Services
Preceding station Australian National Railways Commission Following station
Balaklava
towards Adelaide
Gladstone railway line Hoyleton
towards Gladstone

Halbury railway station was located on the Hamley Bridge-Gladstone railway line. It served the town of Halbury, South Australia.

History

It is unclear when Halbury railway station opened. It was located on an isolated horse-drawn tramway was built to deliver grain from the plains east of Port Wakefield in the areas of Balaklava, Halbury and Hoyle's Plains (now Hoyleton) to that port. [1] [2] The line from Hoyleton to Balaklava eventually became a part of the Hamley Bridge-Gladstone railway line when that line was extended to Gladstone on 2 July 1894. [3] On 1 August 1927, the line gauge converted to 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm). [4]

In 1978, the station and all associated infrastructure were included in the transfer of South Australian Railways to Australian National. The Bluebird railcar passenger service to Gladstone ceased by 1982. The line through Halbury closed on 29 March 1989 and removed shortly after. [5] The 10 km section between Halbury and Balaklava was converted into the Shamus Liptrot Cycling Trail. [6] There is no longer any trace of the station.

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References

  1. ↑ "PORT WAKEFIELD RAILWAY". The South Australian Advertiser . Vol. XII, no. 3385. South Australia. 21 August 1869. p. 2. Retrieved 24 September 2018– via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "THE PORT WAKEFIELD AND HOYLE'S PLAINS TRAMWAY, AND THE DISTRICT THROUGH WHICH IT PASSES". The Express and Telegraph . Vol. VI, no. 1, 808. South Australia. 27 November 1869. p. 2 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 24 September 2018– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ Hamley Bridge to Balaklava railway 26 November 1869
  4. ↑ "Railways – Gladstone SA" . Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  5. ↑ Quinlan, Howard; Newland, John (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 56, 58. ISBN   0 909650 49 7.
  6. ↑ Steve Hudson (13 October 2017). "Shamus Liptrot Trail". Weekend Notes. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
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