Point Pass railway station

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Point Pass
Point Pass rail corridor from Railway Terrace.jpg
Point Pass rail corridor viewed from Railway Terrace, looking south towards the former station site.
General information
Coordinates 34°05′S139°03′E / 34.08°S 139.05°E / -34.08; 139.05
Operated by South Australian Railways 1914–1975
Australian National 1975–1990
Line(s) Robertstown railway line
Distance123 kilometres from Adelaide
Platforms1
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusClosed and demolished
History
Opened9 December 1914;108 years ago (1914-12-09)
Closed23 September 1962;61 years ago (1962-09-23)
Services
Preceding station South Australian Railways Following station
Eudunda
towards Adelaide
Robertstown railway line Robertstown
Terminus

Point Pass was a station on the Robertstown railway line serving the South Australian Mid North town of Point Pass.

Contents

History

Point Pass railway station opened on 9 December 1914 after a railway line to Robertstown was built from Eudunda on the Morgan railway line, going through Point Pass on the way. [1] Point Pass served both passengers and freight. The station closed as regular passenger services ceased on 23 September 1962. The station was demolished soon after, but the station sign was left at the site. With traffic on the line dwindling, the last passenger train to pass the station was run by Train Tour Promotions using locomotive 804 to farewell the line on 20 May 1989. [2] Less than a year later, the final train to pass the station, a grain train departed Robertstown on 21 February 1990. AN formally closed the line on 25 February 1990.

Present Day

No remains are left at the station site, having been demolished after the cessation of passenger services and the station sign being removed in later years.

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References

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  2. Allen Tiller. "Kapunda's Railways: Part 2 "The Line Opens"". The Haunts of Adelaide: History, Mystery and the Paranormal. Retrieved 21 June 2021.