Yantaringa railway station
Appearance
Yantaringa railway station was located about 41 kilometres from Adelaide railway station. Yantaringa (which takes its name from an aboriginal word for "big lookout"[1]) was on the Melbourne–Adelaide railway in the Adelaide Hills suburb of Verdun, and is a few hundred metres to the east of the Yantaringa Tunnel.[2]
The station/siding opened in the late 19th century (c1883).[citation needed]
In 1925 it became a stopping place for rail motors.[3]
The station/siding closed in 1964.[4]
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See also
References
- ^ "Habel Landing – Hamley Bridge". State Library of South Australia. 21 June 2006. Retrieved 22 August 2008.
- ^ Callaghan WH. The overland railway. ARHS NSW, St James. 1992.
- ^ Yantaringa (near Ambleside) – open as stopping place for rail motor, SA Railways weekly notices, 1925, week 16.
- ^ Yantaringa (Bridgewater – Ambleside) – closed , SA Railways weekly notices, 1964, week 28.