Whyalla railway station

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Whyalla
General information
LocationMcBryde Terrace, Whyalla
Coordinates 33°01′S137°20′E / 33.02°S 137.34°E / -33.02; 137.34
SystemFormer Australian National regional rail
Operated by Australian National
Line Whyalla
Platforms1
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusClosed and demolished
History
Opened6 October 1972
Closed31 December 1990
Services
Preceding station Australian Rail Track Corporation Following station
Port Augusta
Terminus
 Whyalla railway line Terminus
Location
Whyalla railway station

Whyalla railway station was the terminus station of the Whyalla line serving the South Australian city of Whyalla.

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History

Whyalla station was opened on 6 October 1972 by Prime Minister William McMahon at the same time as the Whyalla line. [1]

Services

When it opened, the station was served by a daily service from Adelaide operated by CB class railcars. [1] The service was withdrawn in 1975. [2]

On 21 April 1986, the service was reintroduced as the Iron Triangle Limited . It was withdrawn on 31 December 1990 when Australian National withdrew all its South Australian passenger services. [3] The station was demolished in 2012.

References

  1. 1 2 Bayley, William (1973). Steel Wheels on Railway to Whyalla. Bulli: Austrail Publications. ISBN   0-909597-12-X.
  2. ↑ CB class Budd Railcars Chris' Commonwealth Railways Pages
  3. ↑ Iron Triangle Limited Chris' Commonwealth Railways
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