Petwood railway station

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Petwood
Former Australian National regional rail
General information
Coordinates 35°04′35″S138°57′08″E / 35.0764°S 138.9521°E / -35.0764; 138.9521
Operated by South Australian Railways
Line(s) Adelaide-Wolseley
Distance63 kilometres from Adelaide
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusClosed and demolished
Services
Preceding station Australian Rail Track Corporation Following station
Nairne
towards Adelaide
Adelaide-Wolseley railway line Balyarta
towards Serviceton

Petwood railway station was a ground-level stopping place located on the Adelaide to Wolseley line serving the South Australian locality of Petwood. [1]

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History

Petwood station was located between Nairne and Balyarta on the Adelaide to Wolseley line, being marked with a station sign. 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 and in March 1978 it was transferred to Australian National. A crossing loop was provided, allowing trains to cross each other at this location. The crossing loop was extended to 1052m in March 1980. The station was still listed as a stopping place in the ANR public timetable in July 1976, though the station sign was removed during the crossing loop extension in 1980, suggesting that it was closed by this time. In 1995, the line was converted to standard gauge. There is no longer any trace of the station, though the 1052m crossing loop was retained during conversion to SG. [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. ↑ Proposed Ambleside Rail Crossing Loop ARTC


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