Kapunda railway station

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Kapunda
Kapunda railway station ca 1907 (SLSA B-37733).jpg
Kapunda railway station (circa 1907)
General information
LocationRailway Parade, Kapunda, South Australia
Coordinates 34°20′33″S138°54′33″E / 34.34262125603421°S 138.9090727739777°E / -34.34262125603421; 138.9090727739777
Operated by Australian National
Line(s) Morgan line
Distance84.5 kilometres from Adelaide
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusClosed to traffic, repurposed as a luxury accommodation
History
Opened13 August 1860
Closed15 December 1968
Services
Preceding station Aurizon Following station
Fords
towards Adelaide
Morgan railway line Terminus
Preceding station Australian National Railways Commission Following station
Terminus Morgan railway line Bagot Well
towards Morgan

Kapunda railway station was located on the Morgan railway line. It served the town of Kapunda, South Australia.

Contents

History

Opening

The station opened on 13 August 1860 when the railway line was opened from Gawler to serve the copper mining at Kapunda. [1] The line was later extended to Morgan on 23 September 1878 [2] Kapunda railway station consisted of a large building built of bluestone brought from the Kapunda quarries. The facilities at the station were made in the anticipation for large amounts of traffic until the mining ceased in 1879. [3] The facilities consisted of a goods shed and railway station yards [4] The station building itself was a two-storey station consisting of a ticket office. [5] A barrel roofed building straddled along the station and the railway line but it was demolished.

Closure

The station closed to regular passengers on 15 December 1968, but some special train tours used the station afterwards. In 1978, the station and all associated infrastructure were included in the transfer of South Australian Railways non-metropolitan assets to Australian National. [6] The last passenger train to use the station was a tour run by Train Tour Promotions to Robertstown on 20 May 1989. [7] [8] The line past Kapunda was closed on 11 March 1994 and eventually removed. [9] Significant grain traffic used the remaining Kapunda line until 1996 when Australian National it's freight assets to Australian Southern Railroad (later known as One Rail Australia.) The last train movement left Kapunda on 21 May 2003, being a light engine movement with Australian Railroad Group locomotive CK4. [10] In 2015, a short section of the line within Kapunda was repurposed as the Swann Path (also known as the Kapunda Rail Trail,) and it is planned to be extended to the southern end of the town in the future. [11] [12] The lease of the line and ownership of the rail infrastructure passed to Aurizon in 2022, following their purchase of One Rail Australia (the final successor of Australian Southern Railroad).

The railway station was restored into a hotel accommodation in 2023 with a major refurbishment and various facilities like bedrooms, living rooms and dining rooms. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Opening of the Kapunda Railway South Australian Advertiser 14 August 1860
  2. ↑ "Opening of the North-West Bend Railway". The South Australian Advertiser . Adelaide. 2 November 1878. p. 9. Retrieved 3 September 2014– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ KAPUNDA RAILWAY STATION 4 September 1903
  4. ↑ KAPUNDA RAILWAY YARD 2 August 1907
  5. ↑ A 160-Year-Old Former Railway Station Near the Barossa Valley Is the Perfect Base for Your Next Group Getaway
  6. ↑ "South Australian Railways collection". Research Data Australia. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  7. ↑ Kellner, Lydia (15 August 2019). "All aboard! Here's a property that will have you doing the locomotion". The Weekly Times. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  8. ↑ Carter, Mark (20 May 1989). "Last pass from Robertstown". Flickr. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  9. ↑ "Interactive Maps of Railways and Colonisation in South Australia". Railways & Colonisation in South Australia. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "Burra Railway". Burra History. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Kapunda Rail Trail". Rail Trails Australia. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  12. ↑ "ADELAIDE WINE CAPITAL CYCLE TRAIL" (PDF). Light Regional Council. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  13. ↑ AccommodationRelax, reconnect and indulge at the 160-year-old refurbished Kapunda Station
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