Yacka railway station

Yacka
Load test of the Yacka railway bridge, 1894
General information
Coordinates	33°34′32″S138°26′34″E / 33.575468522864924°S 138.44269201019458°E / -33.575468522864924; 138.44269201019458
Operated by	Australian National
Line	Hamley Bridge-Gladstone railway line
Distance	172 kilometres from Adelaide
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Status	Closed and demolished
History
Opened	2 July 1894
Closed	1982 ((passengers) 29 March 1989 (freight)
Services
Preceding station Australian National Railways Commission Following station Brinkworth towards Adelaide Gladstone railway line Gulnare towards Gladstone
Location

Yacka railway station was located on the Hamley Bridge-Gladstone railway line. It served the town of Yacka, South Australia.

History

Yacka railway station opened when the railway line from Blyth to Gladstone reached it on 2 July 1894. The line was built as narrow gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in). ^[1] The station was a wooden railway station building with a wooden flat roof. ^[2] There were also rail bridges in the town which were constructed over the Broughton River. ^[3]

On 1 August 1927, the line was gauge converted to 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm). ^[4]

The South Australian Railways Bluebird railcar service to Gladstone ceased by 1982. The remaining freight services ceased in 1989 and the line was removed not long after. ^[5] The only evidence of the station left today is the station sign. ^[6]

References

1. "Snowtown, a Railway Crossroads". Snowtown Museum. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
2. Two small boys standing near the wooden railway station building at Yacka
3. 125 Years Settlement of Yacka
4. "Railways – Gladstone SA" . Retrieved 4 September 2024.
5. Quinlan, Howard; Newland, John (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 56, 58. ISBN   0-909650-49-7.
6. Yacka. The old South Australian Railways station sign with some track behind the Institute