Tanunda railway station

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Tanunda
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Former station in 2019
LocationBushman Street, Tanunda
Coordinates 34°31′34″S138°57′42″E / 34.52621°S 138.96166°E / -34.52621; 138.96166 Coordinates: 34°31′34″S138°57′42″E / 34.52621°S 138.96166°E / -34.52621; 138.96166 [1]
Line(s) Barossa Valley
Distance70.2 kilometres from Adelaide
Platforms1
Construction
Structure typeGround
History
Opened8 September 1911

Tanunda railway station is located on the Barossa Valley line. It served the town of Tanunda.

History

Tanunda station opened on 8 September 1911 when the Barossa Valley line to Angaston opened. In 1913, the original wooden shelter was replaced with the current stone building.

Until the 1970s a pedestrian overpass was provided. The goods and passing sidings were removed in the 1990s but the goods platform and shed remain. From 1998 to 2003 the Barossa Wine Train serviced the station.

Local radio station 5BBB has occupied the station building since the mid-1990s. [2]

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References

  1. "Placename Details: Tanunda Railway Station". Land Services, Government of South Australia. 6 February 2007. SA0038709. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  2. Contact Archived 6 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine BBB FM