Morphett Vale railway station

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Morphett Vale railway station
Site of former Morphett Vale Railway Station.jpg
Site of former Morphett Vale Railway Station, October 2015
General information
LocationAustralia
Coordinates 35°07′28″S138°31′48″E / 35.12432°S 138.52996°E / -35.12432; 138.52996 Coordinates: 35°07′28″S138°31′48″E / 35.12432°S 138.52996°E / -35.12432; 138.52996
Owned by South Australian Railways
Operated by South Australian Railways
Line(s) Willunga railway line
Train operators South Australian Railways
History
Opened20 January 1915 (1915-01-20)
Closed1969 (1969)
Services
Preceding station South Australian Railways Following station
Coorara
towards Adelaide
Willunga railway line Yetto
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

Morphett Vale is a closed railway station in Adelaide, South Australia. A station master was appointed in 1915 but it was an unattended crossing station since 1957.[ citation needed ] Facilities were available for the handling of casks of wine, as this area was mainly covered in vineyards.

It is now disused, the entire Willunga railway line having been dismantled in 1972 and now replaced by the Coast to Vines Rail Trail.

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