Yantaringa railway station

Yantaringa
Former South Australian Railways regional rail
General information
Coordinates	35°01′23″S138°43′43″E / 35.02296°S 138.7285°E / -35.02296; 138.7285
Operated by	State Transport Authority
Line(s)	Adelaide-Wolseley
Distance	41.0 kilometres from Adelaide
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Status	Closed
History
Opened	1880s
Closed	1964
Services
Preceding station Australian Rail Track Corporation Following station Bridgewater towards Adelaide Adelaide–Wolseley railway line Ambleside towards Serviceton
Location

Yantaringa railway station was located about 41 kilometres from Adelaide railway station on the Adelaide to Wolseley railway line.

History

Yantaringa station and siding opened sometime around 1883.^{[ citation needed ]} The station, which takes its name from an Aboriginal word for "big lookout", ^[1] was located in the Adelaide Hills suburb of Verdun, and is a few hundred metres to the east of the Yantaringa Tunnel. ^[2]

In 1925 it became a stopping place for rail motors. ^[3] The station/siding closed in 1964. ^[4]

See also

• Bridgewater railway line

References

1. "Habel Landing – Hamley Bridge". State Library of South Australia. 21 June 2006. Retrieved 22 August 2008.
2. Callaghan WH. The overland railway. ARHS NSW, St James. 1992.
3. Yantaringa (near Ambleside) – open as stopping place for rail motor Archived 21 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine , SA Railways weekly notices, 1925, week 16.
4. Yantaringa (Bridgewater – Ambleside) – closed Archived 21 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine , SA Railways weekly notices, 1964, week 28.