List of closed South Australian railway stations
This lists closed, demolished or otherwise defunct railway stations, lines or branches in Adelaide and South Australia.
Closed stations
There are three extant closed stations on the passenger railway network in the city of Adelaide, South Australia:
- Clapham (Belair line) (closed 28 April 1995)
- Hawthorn (Belair line) (closed 28 April 1995)
- Islington Works (Gawler Central line) (closed 2000)
Demolished stations
There are also several stations that have been closed and demolished:
- Port Dock closed 13 September 1981; some of the original platforms and the goods shed survive as part of the National Railway Museum, and a new station Jackets siding within the museum is in use for special events.
- Cheltenham Racecourse Siding (Outer Harbor line), closed 1953
- Cheltenham Racecourse Closed in 2009, demolished in 2012; replaced with St Clair, across the road from original station
- Original Christie Downs, (Seaford line)
- GMH (at the end of a spur off the Gawler line just north of Nurlutta)
- Golf Links (Grange line), closed 1961
- Grand Junction (Gawler line), opened 1857, closed 1859
- Old Grange (Grange line)
- Holdens (Grange line), closed 1992
- Keswick (Belair, Seaford & Tonsley lines), demolished 2013 replaced by Adelaide Showground
- Mile End Goods (Belair line)
- Old Oaklands (Seaford line), opened 1913, closed and demolished 2008; replaced by the new Oaklands station closer to the Morphett Road-Diagonal Road level crossing.
- South Brighton (Seaford line), closed 1976
- Sleeps Hill (Belair line)
- Torrens Bridge, (Pt Adelaide line), closed 1888
- Tube Mills (Gawler Central line)
- Yerlo (Outer Harbor line), closed 13 September 1981; replaced by North Haven
Closed railway lines (and their closed stations)
Several complete lines have been closed, with the rails removed, all of the station infrastructure removed, and some of the stations demolished:
- Willunga railway line (closed 1969)
The right of way is now used as the Coast to Vines Rail Trail
- Patpa
- Happy Valley
- Reynella
- Pimpala
- Coorara
- Morphett Vale
- Yetto
- Hackham
- Korro
- Noarlunga
- Moana
- Tuni
- McLaren Vale
- Pikkara
- Taringa
- Willunga
- North Terrace – Glenelg railway line (closed 14 December 1929)
- Thebarton
- Hilton
- Richmond
- Kurralta Park
- Plympton Coursing Ground (closed c.1925)
- Plympton
- Morphettville
- Camden
- Novar Gardens
- Macdonalds
- Golf Links (closed by 1929)
- St Leonards (closed 1926)
- Glenelg
- Glenelg (closed 1929 and converted to Glenelg tram)
- Victoria Square (closed 1914)
- South Terrace
- Wayville
- Goodwood Road
- Goodwood
- Forestville
- Black Forest
- Hayhurst
- South Plympton
- Morphettville
- Helmsdale
- Miller's Corner
- Glenelg
- Glenelg and South Coast Tramway (closed 1880)
- Glenelg
- Parkin Terrace
- Broadway
- Somerton
- Hastings
- Hulberts Road
- Beach Road
- Brighton
- St Leonards to Grange Railway
- Jubilee Exhibition Railway (closed 1925)
- It is arguable whether this was a long siding or a short branch - it had no stations
Closed branch lines
Branches from Adelaide-Wolseley line
- Mount Pleasant railway line (closed 1964)
Branch from the Adelaide-Wolseley line at Balhannah
- Oakbank
- Mappinga
- Riverview
- Woodside
- Kayannie
- Charleston
- Muralappie
- Mount Torrens
- Milkappa
- Birdwood
- Crane Road railway station Crane Road
- Narcoonah
- Mount Pleasant
Branches from Grange Central railway line
- Henley Beach railway line (opened 5 February 1894, closed 31 August 1957)
An extension of Grange railway line.
- Kirkcaldy
- Marlborough Street
- Jetty Road
- Henley Beach
- Hendon railway line (closed 1 February 1980)
Branched from the Grange line at Albert Park station.
Branches from Outer Harbor railway line
- Largs Jetty railway line (closed 1908)
Branched from the Outer Harbor line at Largs station, traversing Jetty Road, Largs Bay to the Largs Pier Hotel and the Largs Pier / jetty.
- Largs Jetty
- Semaphore railway line (closed 29 October 1978)
Branched from the Outer Harbor line at Glanville station, traversing Jetty Road, Semaphore to the pier / jetty.
- Exeter
- Semaphore
- Finsbury railway line (closed 17 August 1979)
Branched from the Outer Harbor line starting Woodville station.
- Actil (closed 1970)
- Woodville North (closed 1979)
- No. 18 Shed (closed 1979)
- Finsbury Stores (closed 1979)
Branches from Belair Line
- Clapham, branch of Belair line starting at Mitcham station (closed 1917)
- Old Clapham
Branches from Gawler Line
- Northfield, branch of Gawler line starting at Dry Creek station (closed 1987)
- Cavan (closed 1987)
- Pooraka (closed 1987)
- Northfield (closed 1987)
- Stockade
- Penfield, branch from the Gawler line at Salisbury (closed 1991)
- Rosewater Loop (closed to passengers 27 May 1988, freight 2008)
- Grand Junction Road (closed 27 May 1988)
- Rosewater (closed 27 May 1988)
- Birkenhead Loop (closed 2008)
Existing freight lines
Lines where passenger trains have been withdrawn, but still open for freight:
- ICI Osborne (closed to passengers 1980)
- Coal Gantry
- Electric Works
- ICI
- Dry Creek-Port Adelaide (closed to passengers 27 May 1988)
- Bridgewater, extension of Belair line (includes stations between Bridgewater and Tailem Bend) (closed to passengers 1987 and converted to standard gauge 1995)
- National Park
- Long Gully
- Nalawort
- Upper Sturt
- Mount Lofty
- Heathfield
- Madurta
- Aldgate
- Jibilla
- Carripook
- Bridgewater
- Yantaringa
- Ambleside
- Balhannah
- Mount Barker Junction (to the east was the junction with the Victor Harbor railway line)
- Nairne
- Petwood
- Callington
- Monarto South
- Tailem Bend
- Port Pirie, branch from the Gawler line at Salisbury (closed 1982 when converted to standard gauge - refer Adelaide-Port Augusta)
- Direk
- Bolivar
- Virginia
- Two Wells
- Mallala
- Long Plains
- Bowmans
- Snowtown
- Redhill
- Merriton
- Port Pirie Junction
- Port Pirie (Mary Elie Street)
- Port Pirie (Ellen Street)
- Barossa, extension of Gawler Central line (closed to passengers 16 December 1968)
Closed intrastate lines
Country railway lines that are no longer used and/or have been dismantled:
- Balaklava, branch of Gawler Central line from Gawler
- Roseworthy
- Wasleys
- Hamley Bridge
- Owen
- Balaklava
- Halbury
- Hoyleton
- Blyth
- Hart
- Brinkworth
- Boucaut
- Yacka
- Gulnare
- Abbeville
- Georgetown
- Spalding, branch of Terowie line from Riverton (closed 1983)
- Rhynie
- Undalya
- Auburn
- Watervale
- Penwortham
- Sevenhill
- Clare
- Barinia
- Andrews
- Spalding
- Morgan, branch of Balaklava line (cut back to Eudunda in 1969, to Kapunda in 1995)
- Roseworthy
- Freeling
- Fords
- Kapunda
- Bagot Well
- Hansborough
- Hampden
- Eudunda
- Sutherlands
- Bower
- Mount Mary
- Eba
- Morgan
- Mount Gambier, branch of Adelaide-Wolseley line (closed to passengers 1990)
- Frances
- Naracoorte
- Penola
- Mount Gambier
- Robertstown, branch of Morgan line from Eudunda
- Point Pass
- Robertstown
- Truro, branch of Barossa Valley line from Nuriootpa
- Stockwell
- Truro
- Terowie, branch of Balaklava line (closed 1980s)
- Tarlee
- Riverton
- Saddleworth
- Manoora
- Merildin
- Farrell Flat
- Hanson
- Burra
- Mount Bryan
- Hallett
- Whyte Yarcowie
- Terowie
- Gumbowie
- Whyalla, branch of Adelaide-Darwin railway from Port Augusta (closed 31 December 1990)
- Wilmington, narrow-gauge branch from Gladstone
- Laura
- Stone Hut
- Wirrabara
- Yandiah
- Booleroo Centre
- Perroomba
- Melrose
- Terka
- Wilmington
See also
- List of Adelaide railway stations
- List of suburban and commuter rail systems
- TransAdelaide
- Railways in Adelaide
- Rail transport in South Australia
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