Gawler railway station, Adelaide
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Gawler Railway Station is a railway station on the Gawler railway line which is located in the South Australian town of Gawler. It is located 39.8 km by railway from the Adelaide Railway Station.
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[edit] History
The railway station was originally built as the terminus location to the Gawler township in 1872. The station was built on pastoral land owned by the local parliamentary member of the period.
Subsequently, it had a horse drawn tram servicing Gawler's main street (Murray Street), almost a kilometre away. With the rail extension to the Barossa Valley, the Gawler Central station (as a timber construction) was built.
The current station contains a kiosk and three platforms. The station also possesses stock yards, housing the TransAdelaide rolling stock.
The Gawler Lions Club has adopted the station for restoration work. It now houses an art gallery, displaying local artists, and is open on weekends. The club also successfully lobbied for a steam engine built by James Martin and Sons, previously located on Thomas Terrace between the Gawler Oval and Gawler Central Stations. The locomotive is also in the process of being restored.
[edit] Media
The station building has appeared in a number of television shows and movies including The Shiralee and McLeod's Daughters.
[edit] Adjacent Stations
Preceding station (inbound) |
TransAdelaide network | Following station (outbound) |
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Gawler Racecourse | Gawler Line | Gawler Oval |
[edit] See also
- List of Adelaide railway stations
- List of closed Adelaide railway stations
- TransAdelaide
- List of suburban and commuter rail systems
- Railways in Adelaide
- Rail transport in South Australia
Railway stations on the Gawler line | |
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Adelaide-North Adelaide-Ovingham-Dudley Park-Islington-Islington Works (disused)-Kilburn-Tube Mills (disused)-Dry Creek-Mawson Lakes
-Greenfields-Parafield Gardens-Parafield-Chidda-Salisbury-Nurlutta-Elizabeth South-Elizabeth-Womma-Broadmeadows-Smithfield-Munno Para-Kudla-Tambelin-Evanston-Gawler Racecourse (special events)-Gawler-Gawler Oval-Gawler Central |