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Yantaringa railway station

Coordinates: 35°01′23″S 138°43′43″E / 35.02296°S 138.7285°E / -35.02296; 138.7285
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Yantaringa
Former South Australian Railways regional rail
General information
Coordinates35°01′23″S 138°43′43″E / 35.02296°S 138.7285°E / -35.02296; 138.7285
Operated byState Transport Authority
Line(s)Adelaide-Wolseley
Distance41.0 kilometres from Adelaide
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened1880s
Closed1964
Services
Preceding station Australian Rail Track Corporation Following station
Bridgewater
towards Adelaide
Adelaide-Wolseley railway line Ambleside
towards Serviceton

Yantaringa railway station was located about 41 kilometres from Adelaide railway station on the Adelaide to Wolseley railway line.

History

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Yantaringa station and siding opened sometime around 1883.[citation needed] The station, which takes its name from an Aboriginal word for "big lookout",[1] was located in the Adelaide Hills suburb of Verdun, and is a few hundred metres to the east of the Yantaringa Tunnel.[2]

In 1925 it became a stopping place for rail motors.[3] The station/siding closed in 1964.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Habel Landing – Hamley Bridge". State Library of South Australia. 21 June 2006. Retrieved 22 August 2008.
  2. ^ Callaghan WH. The overland railway. ARHS NSW, St James. 1992.
  3. ^ Yantaringa (near Ambleside) – open as stopping place for rail motor, SA Railways weekly notices, 1925, week 16.
  4. ^ Yantaringa (Bridgewater – Ambleside) – closed , SA Railways weekly notices, 1964, week 28.