Paskeville railway station

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Paskeville
General information
LocationRailway Terrace, Paskeville, South Australia
Operated by Australian National
Line(s) Balaklava-Moonta line
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusDemolished
History
Opened1878
Closed1968
Services
Preceding station Australian National Railways Commission Following station
Melton
towards Balaklava
Balaklava-Moonta railway line Kadina
towards Moonta

Paskeville railway station was located on the Balaklava-Moonta railway line. It served the town of Paskeville, South Australia.

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History

Opening

Paskeville railway station opened in 1878 with the opening of the railway line from Port Wakefield to Kadina. [1] [2] It consisted of a railway yard [3] and a railway siding. [4] It had also had a goods shed but it was burnt down and never rebuilt. [5] A railway line was proposed to run from Paskeville to the town of Maitland but it was never built. [6]

Closure and demolition

The station closed to regular passenger use in 1968. [7] In 1978, the station and all associated infrastructure was included in the transfer of South Australian Railways to Australian National. The railway line from Balaklava to Paskeville closed on 4 April 1984 but the line from Kadina to Paskeville remained open until 14 March 1990. [8] The railway line and station was completely removed.

Present day

As of 2024, the goods crane and the station sign are the only evidence of the station remaining. [9]

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References

  1. "THE PORT WAKEFIELD AND KADINA RAILWAY". South Australian Register . Vol. XLIII, no. 9953. South Australia. 8 October 1878. p. 6. Retrieved 24 September 2018 via National Library of Australia.
  2. Paskeville Home Page
  3. PASKEVILLE STATION YARD. 10 September 1907
  4. PASKEVILLE AND KULPARA. 18 September 1907
  5. PASKEVILLE 4 March 1904
  6. searchTerm=Paskeville%20railway%20station Paskeville-Maitland Railway 2 June 1924
  7. Railways and Colonisation in South Australia
  8. Quinlan, Howard; Newland, John (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 56–58. ISBN   0-909650-49-7.
  9. Paskeville Railway Station