Korro railway station

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Korro
Site of former Korro Railway Station.jpg
Site of former Korro Railway Station, August 2018
General information
LocationAustralia
Coordinates 35°09′43″S138°30′57″E / 35.16198°S 138.51579°E / -35.16198; 138.51579 Coordinates: 35°09′43″S138°30′57″E / 35.16198°S 138.51579°E / -35.16198; 138.51579
Owned by South Australian Railways
Operated by South Australian Railways
Line(s) Willunga railway line
Platformsground level
Train operators South Australian Railways
History
Opened20 January 1915 (1915-01-20)
Closed1969 (1969)
Services
Preceding station South Australian Railways Following station
Hackham
towards Adelaide
Willunga railway line Noarlunga
towards Willunga

km
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0.0
Adelaide
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21.4
Hallett Cove
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Hallett Cove (original site)
1915–74
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Patpa
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26.4
Happy Valley
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28.2
Reynella
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29.6
Pimpala
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30.8
Coorara
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32.2
Morphett Vale
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Yetto
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34.5
Hackham
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Korro
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38.9
Noarlunga
Seaford Meadows
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Seaford
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Moana
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to Aldinga
(corridor reserved)
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Tuni
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McLaren Vale
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Pikkara
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Willunga

Korro railway station was a ground level stopping place during the passenger transport days of the Willunga railway line.

Shortly after the stop, the railway crossed the Onkaparinga River. The old bridge, built in 1914, had 3 spans, each of 70 feet, and was of lattice-type girder construction. A second bridge, built in 1930, also has 3 spans of rivetted plate-girder construction founded on concrete abutment piers driven into the bedrock. Height 17 feet, 3 inches.

The stop is now unused, the entire Willunga railway line having been dismantled in 1972 and later replaced with the Coast to Vines Rail Trail. It was located near what is now the southern end of the Southern Expressway in Huntfield Heights. [1]

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References

  1. "Placename Details: Korro Railway Station". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. SA0053250. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.