Murray Bridge railway station

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Murray Bridge
Journey Beyond Rail regional rail
Former refreshment rooms at Murray Bridge railway station.jpg
Station building and entrance, January 2010
General information
LocationRailway Terrace, Murray Bridge
Coordinates 35°07′01″S139°16′01″E / 35.117°S 139.267°E / -35.117; 139.267
Operated by Journey Beyond
Line(s) Adelaide-Wolseley
Distance96.60 kilometres from Adelaide
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Services
Preceding station Journey Beyond Following station
Adelaide
Terminus
The Overland Bordertown
towards Melbourne
Preceding station Australian Rail Track Corporation Following station
Monarto South
towards Adelaide
Adelaide-Wolseley railway line Monteith
towards Serviceton

Murray Bridge railway station is located on the Adelaide to Wolseley line serving the South Australian town of Murray Bridge. [1]

Contents

History

Murray Bridge station was opened in 1880s as part of the Adelaide-Wolseley railway line. The line opened in stages: on 14 March 1883 from Adelaide to Aldgate, on 28 November 1883 to Nairne, on 1 May 1886 to Bordertown and on 19 January 1887 to Serviceton. [2] It was operated by South Australian Railways, in March 1978 it was transferred to Australian National and in July 1998 to the Australian Rail Track Corporation.

Services

The only passenger rail service which stops at the station is Journey Beyond's twice weekly Overland service operating between Adelaide and Melbourne. [3]

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References

  1. Monarto South - Monteith track diagram SA Track & Signal
  2. Newland, Andrew; Quinlan, Howard (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 53. ISBN   0-909650-49-7.
  3. The Overland Timetable 3 January 2021 Journey Beyond