Manguri Siding
Manguri Siding | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Mount Clarence Station, South Australia | ||||
| Coordinates | 28°58′23″S 134°22′21″E / 28.97318°S 134.372465°E[1] | ||||
| Line(s) | Adelaide–Darwin rail corridor | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1980 | ||||
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Manguri Siding is located in the Adelaide–Darwin rail corridor at the locality of Mount Clarence Station, about 42 kilometres (26 mi) west of the opal mining town of Coober Pedy.[1]
It was one of nine sidings to which names were assigned in 1978 in connection with the Tarcoola to Alice Springs railway, which was completed in 1980.[2]
As of 2020[update], the weekly experiential tourism train, The Ghan, stops there for passengers to get off for a full-day excursion to Coober Pedy.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Search results for "Manguri Siding, RSTA" with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', 'Government Towns', 'SA Government Regions', 'Gazetteer', 'Railways', and 'State Maintained Roads'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Geographical Names Act 1969" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 18 May 1978. p. 1740. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
The names Carnes, Gina, Wirrida, Manguri, Pootnoura, Cadney Park, Marla, Chandler and Marryat be assigned to the rail sidings [defined in the schedules]
- ^ The Ghan Expedition 2020–2021 fares & timetable Journey Beyond