Hoyleton railway station

Hoyleton
Hoyleton
Former Australian National regional rail
	The original goods shed (2006)
General information
Location	Charles Terrace, Hoyleton, South Australia
Coordinates	34°01′31″S138°33′38″E / 34.02516719311852°S 138.5606822952603°E
Owned by	South Australian Railways 1869 - 1978 Australian National 1978 - 1989
Operated by	South Australian Railways 1869 - 1978 Australian National 1978 - 1986
Line(s)	Gladstone line
Distance	127 kilometres from Adelaide
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Status	Mostly demolished
History
Opened	1869
Closed	7 November 1982
Services

Last updated December 15, 2024

Hoyleton railway station was located on the Hamley Bridge-Gladstone railway line. It served the town of Hoyleton.

History

Opening

Hoyleton railway station opened on 21 August 1869 when 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] The railway facilities at Hoyleton consisted of a ticket office, platforms for loading and unloading freight and passengers and a goods shed.^[4] The goods shed was constructed by S. Saunders from Port Wakefield, this solid building protected all goods required within a large area, and initially served the community as a meeting place, entertainment area, House of Worship and Sunday School.^[5]

Closure and demolition

In 1978, the station and all associated infrastructure were included in the transfer of South Australian Railways to Australian National. Hoyleton had become an unattended crossing station in July 1977. It closed to regular passengers on 6 November 1982 and closed to all parcels traffic on 7 November 1982. By January 1988, it was only listed as a crossing loop for trains. The line through Hoyleton closed to all traffic on 29 March 1989, and by 1992 all the tracks and infrastructure had been removed. ^[6]

Present day

The original historic stone railway shed, and the goods platform remain standing alongside the grain silos which are still in use but are now serviced by road.^[7]

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References

↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ Hamley Bridge to Balaklava railway 26 November 1869
↑ Hoyleton Railway Station, Wakefield, State of South Australia, Australia
↑ Hoyleton Railway Goods Shed
↑ "Stations Remembered: SAR – Halbury, Hoyleton & Kybunga by Steve McNicol – Paperback – 1st Edition 1st Printing – 2021 – from Train World Pty Ltd (SKU: ARMP-0223)". Biblio.com.au. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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[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] Hoyleton Railway Station, Wakefield, State of South Australia, Australia

[5] Hoyleton Railway Goods Shed

[6] "Stations Remembered: SAR – Halbury, Hoyleton & Kybunga by Steve McNicol – Paperback – 1st Edition 1st Printing – 2021 – from Train World Pty Ltd (SKU: ARMP-0223)". Biblio.com.au. Retrieved 5 April 2022.

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