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Eudunda | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 The Eudunda railway station building in 2021. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Railway Parade, Eudunda | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°10′30″S 139°05′07″E / 34.1751°S 139.0853°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 409m | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | South Australian Railways 1860 - 1978 Australian National 1978 - 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Morgan line | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 111 kilometres from Adelaide | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Closed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 23 September 1878 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 15 December 1968 (passenger) 11 March 1994 (freight) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Eudunda railway station was located at the junction of the Morgan railway line and the Robertstown railway line. Situated in the town of Eudunda, South Australia, it was located 111 kilometres from Adelaide by rail.
History[edit]
Opening[edit]
Eudunda railway station opened on 23 September 1878 as part of the final extension of theNorthern Railway from the existing terminus at Kapunda. The extension helped to provide a connection to the Murray River.[1] The station facilities included a stone station building on a passenger platform and a goods shed. The station became a junction station on 9 December 1914, with the opening of the railway line to Robertstown.[2] During the 1950s-1960s, grain silos were provided at the station yard, allowing goods trains to load wheat from the area for export.[3]
Closure[edit]
The station closed for regular passenger use on 15 December 1968, but some special train tours used the station afterwards. It ceased to be a junction station on 2 November 1969, with the closure of the line between Eudunda and Morgan. In 1978, the station and all associated infrastructure were included in the transfer of South Australian Railways to Australian National. The last passenger train to use the station was a tour run by Train Tour Promotions to Robertstown using 800 class locomotive 804 on 20 May 1989. Eudunda became the terminus of the line with the closure of the Robertstown line on 25 September 1990. On 11 March 1994, the Kapunda-Eudunda section of the line was closed after the last grain train was run from Eudunda using 830 class locomotives 846 and 874. This section was pulled up the following year.
Present Day[edit]
The ganger's shed was relocated to the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide around 1990, where it has since been on display.[4] A scaled down 2D replica of the first locomotive to pass the town, the Pioneer is placed next to the station building, which is privately owned and fenced off. The water tower and water column at the southern end of the yard are intact. Most of the non-grain goods infrastructure has been demolished, except for the base of the goods crane. The grain silos were painted in 2022 by artist Sam Brooks, becoming a part of the Australian Silo Art Trail.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Opening of the North-West Bend Railway". The South Australian Advertiser. Adelaide. 2 November 1878. p. 9. Retrieved 3 September 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Robertstown Railway". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 10 December 1914. p. 9. Retrieved 16 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "NEW LINCOLN JETTY BULK WHEAT NEED". The Mail (Adelaide). No. 2, 204. South Australia. 4 September 1954. p. 88. Retrieved 15 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Drymalik, Chris. "National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Exhibits Guide" (PDF). ComRails. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ Brooks, Sam. "Eudunda Silo Art". Australian Silo Art Trail. Retrieved 16 May 2024.