Tuni railway station, Adelaide

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Tuni
General information
Location McLaren Vale
South Australia
Australia
Coordinates 35°12′31″S138°30′51″E / 35.208628°S 138.514303°E / -35.208628; 138.514303 Coordinates: 35°12′31″S138°30′51″E / 35.208628°S 138.514303°E / -35.208628; 138.514303
Owned by South Australian Railways
Operated by South Australian Railways
Line(s) Willunga railway line
Platformsground level
Train operators South Australian Railways
History
Opened20 January 1915 (1915-01-20)
Closed1969 (1969)
Services
Preceding station South Australian Railways Following station
Moana
towards Adelaide
Willunga railway line McLaren Vale
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

Tuni is a closed railway station in Adelaide, South Australia. It was located in what is now the western outskirts of the town of McLaren Vale.

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.[ citation needed ]

The stop is now completely disused, the entire Willunga railway line having been dismantled in 1972, and now provides the route for the Coast to Vines Rail Trail.

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