Pikkara railway station

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Pikkara
General information
LocationMcMurtrie Road, McLaren Vale
South Australia
Australia
Coordinates 35°13′32″S138°33′16″E / 35.22566°S 138.55437°E / -35.22566; 138.55437 Coordinates: 35°13′32″S138°33′16″E / 35.22566°S 138.55437°E / -35.22566; 138.55437
Owned by South Australian Railways
Operated by South Australian Railways
Line(s) Willunga railway line
Train operators South Australian Railways
History
Opened20 January 1915 (1915-01-20)
Closed1969 (1969)
Services
Preceding station South Australian Railways Following station
McLaren Vale
towards Adelaide
Willunga railway line Taringa
towards Willunga

km
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0.0
Adelaide
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21.4
Hallett Cove
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Hallett Cove (original site)
1915–74
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Patpa
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26.4
Happy Valley
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28.2
Reynella
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29.6
Pimpala
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30.8
Coorara
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32.2
Morphett Vale
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Yetto
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34.5
Hackham
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Korro
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38.9
Noarlunga
Seaford Meadows
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Seaford
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Moana
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to Aldinga
(corridor reserved)
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Tuni
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McLaren Vale
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Pikkara
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Willunga

Pikkara is a closed railway station in Adelaide, South Australia. It was a ground level stopping place during the passenger transport days of this line, and a 1965 reference mentioned that it was no longer used at that date.[ citation needed ] It was located just north of McMurtrie Road on the southeastern outskirts of McLaren Vale. [1]

The stop is now completely disused, the entire Willunga railway line having been dismantled in 1972 and later replaced with the Coast to Vines Rail Trail.

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References

  1. "Coast to Vines rail Trail" (PDF). Railtrails Australia. January 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2016 via City of Onkaparinga.