Reynella railway station

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Reynella railway station
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Reynella railway station in 1970 looking south. Glen Rowan vineyard is on the left of the railway line. The ticket office is in the background and the water pump is on the left
General information
LocationAustralia
Coordinates 35°05′42″S138°32′21″E / 35.09512°S 138.53912°E / -35.09512; 138.53912 Coordinates: 35°05′42″S138°32′21″E / 35.09512°S 138.53912°E / -35.09512; 138.53912
Owned by South Australian Railways
Operated by South Australian Railways
Line(s) Willunga railway line
Distance28.2 km
Train operators South Australian Railways
History
Opened20 January 1915 (1915-01-20)
Closed1969 (1969)
Services
Preceding station South Australian Railways Following station
Happy Valley
towards Adelaide
Willunga railway line Pimpala
towards Willunga
Route map
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

Reynella railway station was a railway station in Reynella, South Australia that was part of the Willunga railway line. A station master was appointed in 1915, but by 1965 it was a non-attended crossing station. Water was available for locomotive purposes. Commercial operations ceased in 1969.

The Willunga railway line and its stations were dismantled in 1972, and have since been mostly replaced by a bicycle path and/or road. A bus interchange was built on the site of the Reynella railway station.

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