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| Location | Military Road and Main Road Henley Beach | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Henley Beach Line | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1894 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 31 August 1957 | ||||||||||
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Henley Beach railway station was a railway station in the western Adelaide suburb of Henley Beach.
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The station opened in 1894 and served as the terminus of the Henley Beach railway line. Sometime prior to 1940 (perhaps as early as 31 October 1913 [1] ), the terminus station on the line (Henley Beach station) was closed, with the "Jetty Road" station becoming the terminus and being renamed Henley Beach, resulting in 4 stations on the line. [2] Facilities consisted of an island platform and shelter with a ticket office.
It was closed on 31 August 1957 because of dangerous conditions caused by vehicles on Military Road. After closing, the station has since been demolished.
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