National Park railway station, South Australia

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National Park
General information
LocationSaddle Hill Road, Belair
Coordinates 35°00′53″S138°39′31″E / 35.01479°S 138.65858°E / -35.01479; 138.65858 [1]
Operated by State Transport Authority
Line(s) Adelaide-Wolseley
Distance25.85 kilometres from Adelaide
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Closed23 September 1987
Services
Preceding station TransAdelaide Following station
Belair
towards Adelaide
Bridgewater line Long Gully
towards Bridgewater

National Park railway station was a railway station in South Australia located on the Adelaide-Wolseley line in the suburb of Belair and within the boundaries of the Belair National Park. [1] [2] It was located 25.8 kilometres from Adelaide station.

History

It is unclear when National Park railway station was opened. It consisted of one 80 metre platform with a waiting shelter, and was popular with bike riders on weekends.

The station closed on 23 September 1987[ dubious ], when the State Transport Authority withdrew Bridgewater line services between Belair and Bridgewater. The platform and shelter shed have since been demolished.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Search result for "National Park Railway Station" (Record no. SA0048940) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and " Place names (gazetteer)"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  2. Callaghan, WH (1992). The Overland Railway. Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 242. ISBN   0 909650 29 2.