Tarlee railway station

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Tarlee
Former Australian National regional rail
General information
Coordinates 34°16′34″S138°46′10″E / 34.27611675747103°S 138.76953124660258°E / -34.27611675747103; 138.76953124660258
Elevation373m
Operated by Australian National
Line(s) Roseworthy-Peterborough line
Distance87.9 kilometres from Adelaide
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened1898
ClosedDecember 1986
Services
Preceding station Aurizon Following station
Stockport
towards Adelaide
Roseworthy-Peterborough railway line Riverton
towards Peterborough

Tarlee railway station was located on the Roseworthy-Peterborough railway line. It served the town of Tarlee, South Australia.

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History

Opening

The first stage of the broad gauge Burra line from a junction at Roseworthy to Forresters (now Tarlee) opened on 3 July 1869. [1] It extended to Manoora on 21 February 1870, Burra on 29 August 1870, [2] Hallett on 10 March 1878 and Terowie on 14 December 1880. [3] [4] Terowie was a break of gauge station with the line continuing north to Peterborough as a narrow gauge line, opening on 11 May 1881. The current Tarlee railway station was built in 1898 [5] and replaced the original terminus of Forresters. [6] It was named after a corruption of the name of the already established city of "Tralee" in County Kerry, Ireland. [7] The station consisted of a main building, a goods shed, goods platform with loading crane, station master's residence, wheat shed, stockyards, stacking blocks and various iron and bluestone flour sheds, motor sheds and a passing loop measuring 200m long.

Closure

In 1978, the station and all associated infrastructure was included in the transfer of South Australian Railways to Australian National. The station closed for regular passenger use on 13 December 1986, but some special tours used the station up until 2004. In 1997, the station and railway line were included in the transfer of Australian National's South Australian freight assets to Australian Southern Railroad (later known as One Rail Australia.) Grain trains last used the silos at Tarlee in October 2005. The station remnants and railway line were included in Aurizon's purchase of One Rail Australia in 2022.[ citation needed ]

Present day

Most of the station and infrastructure still remain today but are in disrepair. The wheat shed, stockyards and stacking blocks have been demolished. The station is now privately owned.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "Roseworthy and Forresters Railway". South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail . Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 10 July 1869. p. 12. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Opening of the Northern Extension Railway". South Australian Register . Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 30 August 1870. p. 5. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Opening of the Hallett and Terowie Railway". Evening Journal . Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 15 December 1880. p. 3 Edition: 2nd. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Quinlan, Howard; Newland, John (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 – 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 55, 56, 58. ISBN   0-909650-49-7.
  5. ↑ Tarlee. The old railway station now disused. The railway reached Tarlee in 1869. This station was built in 1898.
  6. ↑ Former Tarlee Railway Station - SA
  7. ↑ Names of South Australian Railway Stations with meanings and derivations
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