Tanunda railway station
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Tanunda | |
|---|---|
 Former station in 2019 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bushman Street, Tanunda |
| Coordinates | 34°31′34″S 138°57′42″E / 34.52621°S 138.96166°E[1] |
| Line(s) | Barossa Valley |
| Distance | 70.2 kilometres from Adelaide |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Ground |
| History | |
| Opened | 8 September 1911 |
Tanunda railway station is located on the Barossa Valley line. It served the town of Tanunda.
History
Tanunda station opened on 8 September 1911 when the Barossa Valley line to Angaston opened. In 1913, the original wooden shelter was replaced with the current stone building.
Until the 1970s a pedestrian overpass was provided. The goods and passing sidings were removed in the 1990s but the goods platform and shed remain. From 1998 to 2003 the Barossa Wine Train serviced the station.
Local radio station 5BBB has occupied the station building since the mid-1990s.[2]
References
- ^ "Placename Details: Tanunda Railway Station". Land Services, Government of South Australia. 6 February 2007. SA0038709. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ Contact Archived 6 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine BBB FM