Monarto South railway station
Monarto South | |
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Coordinates | 35°07′25″S 139°07′37″E / 35.12369°S 139.12708°ECoordinates: 35°07′25″S 139°07′37″E / 35.12369°S 139.12708°E |
Operated by | Australian National |
Line(s) |
Adelaide-Wolseley Sedan |
Distance | 82.2 kilometres from Adelaide |
Platforms | 2 (1 island) |
Tracks | 4 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Ground |
Other information | |
Status | Closed |
Monarto South railway station was located on the Adelaide to Wolseley line serving the South Australian town of Monarto South.
History
On 13 October 1919, Monarto South became a junction station with the opening of the Sedan line.[1][2] It briefly became a break of gauge station in 1995 when the Adelaide to Wolseley line was gauge converted to standard gauge.[3] This ceased when the Sedan line was also converted as far as its them terminus at Apamurra in November 1995.[4][5][6]
Today the station has been demolished, but a 1,550 metre crossing loop remains in use.[7]
References
- ↑ Monarto to Sedan Railway Adelaide Advertiser 11 October 1919
- ↑ Sedan South Australian History
- ↑ Port Augusta track extension project Pichi Richi Railway
- ↑ "SA Murray Lands Renaissance" Railway Digest page 15
- ↑ "South Australia" Railway Digest July 1996 page 37
- ↑ Newland, Andrew; Quinlan, Howard (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 53, 56. ISBN 0-909650-49-7.
- ↑ Monarto South - Monteith track diagram SA Track & Signal
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