Quorn railway station
Quorn | |||||||||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Station building in April 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Flinders Ranges Way, Quorn | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°12′S 138°01′E / 32.20°S 138.02°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | South Australian Railways 1879-1978 Commonwealth Railways 1926 - 1972 Australian National 1978-1987 Pichi Richi Railway 1974-present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Central Australia Railway, Peterborough-Quorn railway line | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 374 km (232.39 mi) from Adelaide | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Closed (still open for PRR) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 15 December 1879 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1915 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Quorn railway station was located on the Central Australia Railway, and also the Peterborough-Quorn railway line serving the South Australian town of Quorn.
History
Quorn station opened on 15 December 1879 as the interim terminus of the Central Australia Railway from Port Augusta.[1] On 28 June 1880, it was extended north to Hawker, and eventually to Alice Springs in 1929.[2] In 1881, Quorn became a junction station with the opening of the Peterborough–Quorn railway line from Peterborough and the south.[3]
In anticipation of the completion of the Trans-Australian Railway across the Nullarbor Plain in 1917, and the line via Quorn becoming part of the East-West route, a new station opened in 1915. In 1937, the East-West services were diverted to a new route via Port Pirie.[1][4]
In 1957, a new standard gauge Stirling North to Marree line opened, resulting in the closure of the narrow gauge line beyond Hawker. The Stirling North to Hawker section closed on 1 June 1972.[2] The line from Quorn to Peterborough closed on 3 March 1987.[1]
The line from Quorn to Stirling North was progressively restored by the Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society from 1974. This section was fully completed in 1999. The final 7 km (4.35 mi) into Port Augusta opened on a new alignment in 2001.[5] Quorn station is the society's headquarters.
References
- ^ a b c Bromby, Robin (2004). The Railway Age in Australia. South Melbourne: Thomas Lothan. p. 69. ISBN 0 734407 15 7.
- ^ a b Port Augusta to Marree Chris' Commonwealth Railways
- ^ Peterborough Archived 2016-02-28 at the Wayback Machine National Railway Museum
- ^ History of the Pichi Richi Railway Pichi Richi Preservation Society
- ^ Pichi Richi Preservation Society line Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine SA Track & Signal
External links
Media related to Quorn railway station at Wikimedia Commons