Pimpala railway station

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Pimpala railway station
General information
LocationAustralia
Coordinates 35°06′16″S138°31′46″E / 35.10447°S 138.52936°E / -35.10447; 138.52936 Coordinates: 35°06′16″S138°31′46″E / 35.10447°S 138.52936°E / -35.10447; 138.52936
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
Reynella
towards Adelaide
Willunga railway line Coorara
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

Pimpala 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.

The stop is now completely disused, the entire Willunga railway line having been dismantled in 1972, and now replaced by the Coast to Vines Rail Trail. The Pimpala station was on the north side of Pimpala Road where the trail crosses that road in Old Reynella. [1]

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References

  1. "Placename Details: Pimpala Railway Station". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. SA0025564. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.