Willunga railway station

Willunga railway station
General information
Location	Willunga, South Australia Australia
Coordinates	35°16′04″S138°33′07″E / 35.26767°S 138.55199°E / -35.26767; 138.55199
Owned by	South Australian Railways
Operated by	South Australian Railways
Line	Willunga railway line
Train operators	South Australian Railways
Construction
Structure type	turntable (until 1941); triangle (after 1930)
History
Opened	20 January 1915 (1915-01-20)
Closed	1969 (1969)
Services
Preceding station South Australian Railways Following station Taringa towards Adelaide Willunga railway line Terminus
Location

Willunga is a closed railway station in Willunga, South Australia. It was the terminus of the Willunga railway line.

A station-master was appointed in 1915. A 60 feet turntable was installed during construction, but was removed to Marino in 1941–2. The triangle, later in use, was built around 1930.

The one train per week freight service, introduced in 1963, was scheduled so that locomotives did not stable at Willunga overnight and consequently, tenders were called for demolition of the employee's barracks and other engine facilities.^{[ clarification needed ]}

The stop is now unused as the entire Willunga line was dismantled in 1972. The station building and platform remain.

References

• Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin No 336, October 1965