Mount Mary railway station

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Mount Mary
General information
Owned by South Australian Railways 1870 - 1969
Operated by South Australian Railways 1878 - 1968
Line(s) Morgan line
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusDemolished
History
Opened23 September 1878
ClosedDecember 1968
Services
Preceding station South Australian Railways Following station
Bower
towards Adelaide
Morgan railway line Eba
towards Morgan

Mount Mary railway station was located on the Morgan railway line in the town of Mount Mary in South Australia.

History

Mount Mary Railway Station opened on 23 September 1878 when the Kapunda railway line was extended to the shipping port at Morgan. [1] The station was named after a shepherd's hut that was originally on the site, and being on a rise was christened "Mound Mary." The present "Mount" is a corruption of "Mound." Mary was the sister of the person who first applied the name. [2] The town itself was named after the station. Regular passenger services ceased in December 1968 with the traffic on the line dwindling. The railway line closed in November 1969 but Morgan residents requested that the line was atleast preserved to Mount Mary. This was rejected with the line being removed not long after. There is no longer any trace of the station. [3]

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References

  1. Opening of the North-West Bend railway 2 November 1878
  2. Day, Alfred N. (1915). "Names of South Australian Railway Stations with Their Meanings and Derivations" (PDF). R. E. E. Rogers. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  3. Morgan Railways