Whyalla railway station
Whyalla | |||||||||||
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| Former Australian National regional rail | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | McBryde Terrace, Whyalla | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°01′S 137°20′E / 33.02°S 137.34°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Australian National | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Whyalla | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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| Status | Closed and demolished | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 6 October 1972 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 31 December 1990 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Whyalla railway station was the terminus station of the Whyalla line serving the South Australian city of Whyalla.
History
[edit]Whyalla station was opened on 6 October 1972 by Prime Minister William McMahon at the same time as the Whyalla line.[1]
Services
[edit]When it opened, the station was served by a daily service from Adelaide operated by CB class railcars.[1] The service was withdrawn in 1975.[2]
On 21 April 1986, the service was reintroduced as the Iron Triangle Limited. It was withdrawn on 31 December 1990 when Australian National withdrew all its South Australian passenger services.[3] The station was demolished in 2012.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bayley, William (1973). Steel Wheels on Railway to Whyalla. Bulli: Austrail Publications. ISBN 0-909597-12-X.
- ^ CB class Budd Railcars Chris' Commonwealth Railways Pages
- ^ Iron Triangle Limited Chris' Commonwealth Railways