Jibilla railway station

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Jibilla
General information
LocationMount Barker Road, Aldgate
Coordinates 35°00′43″S138°44′38″E / 35.0119°S 138.744°E / -35.0119; 138.744
Operated by State Transport Authority
Line(s) Adelaide-Wolseley
Distance35.99 kilometres from Adelaide
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Closed23 September 1987
Services
Preceding station TransAdelaide Following station
Aldgate
towards Adelaide
Bridgewater line Carripook
towards Bridgewater

Jibilla railway station was located on the Adelaide-Wolseley line serving the Adelaide Hills suburb of Aldgate immediately east of the Yatina Road level crossing. [1] It was located 36.0 km from Adelaide station.

History

It is unclear when Jibilla station opened. Originally named Halliday's Crossing, it consisted of one 85 metre platform with a waiting shelter opening in the 1940s. [1]

The station closed on 23 September 1987, when the State Transport Authority withdrew Bridgewater line services between Belair and Bridgewater. The platform has since been demolished.

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References

  1. 1 2 Callaghan, WH (1992). The Overland Railway. Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 247. ISBN   0 909650 29 2.

South Australian Railways Working Timetable Book No. 265 effective 30 June 1974