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Willunga Railway Station
Willunga is a closed railway station in Willunga, South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in .... It was the terminus of the Willunga railway line. A station-master was appointed in 1915. A 60 feet turntable was installed during construction, but was removed to Marino in 1941–2. The triangle, later in use, was built around 1930. The one train per week freight service, introduced in 1963, was scheduled so that locomotives did not stable at Willunga overnight and consequently, tenders were called for demolition of the employee's barracks and other engine facilities. The stop is now unused as the entire Willunga line was dismantled in 1972. The station building and platform remain. References * Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin No 336, Octobe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willunga, South Australia
Willunga is a town located to the south of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Onkaparinga (a Local government in Australia, local government area). It is 47 km by road from the Adelaide city centre and 12 km from the coast at Aldinga Bay. Willunga is within the McLaren Vale wine-growing region. In the 2021 census, Willunga had a population of 3,604. History The name Willunga derives from a Kaurna language, Kaurna place name whose meaning is uncertain. Willunga Post Office opened on 14 July 1839. Willunga is well known for its slate industry, which began in 1840 when a farmer named Edward Loud found slate on his property and later that year opened the first slate quarry. The Old Police Station and Court House stands at 61 High Street, its foundations laid in 1855 using stone quarried nearby. Initially serving as a female immigration depot until 1872, it underwent significant expansions in 1864. Just across High Street lies the Old Post and Telegraph Station, a historical cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Australian Railways
South Australian Railways (SAR) was the organisation through which the Government of South Australia built and operated railways in South Australia from 1854 until March 1978, when its non-urban railways were incorporated into Australian National Railways Commission, Australian National, and its Railways in Adelaide, Adelaide urban lines were transferred to the State Transport Authority (South Australia), State Transport Authority. The SAR's tracks were built to three rail gauges: broad gauge; narrow gauge; and from the 1980s, when gauge standardisation at last commenced, standard gauge. History Colonial period The first railway in South Australia was laid in 1854 between Goolwa, South Australia, Goolwa and Port Elliot, South Australia, Port Elliot to allow for goods to be transferred between paddle steamers on the Murray River and seagoing vessels. The Goolwa railway station, Goolwa station was built on the Wharf precinct, alongside the River Murray. The next railway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willunga Railway Line
The Willunga railway line was a railway line on the South Australian Railways network. History The line opened on 20 January 1915 by Sir Henry Galway who was the Governor of South Australia at that time. It ran through the southern Adelaide suburbs from Adelaide railway station to Willunga, over long (longer than the current Gawler line). It had 16 stopping places between Adelaide and Willunga. It closed beyond Hallett Cove in 1969. In September 1972, a track-removal train dismantled the track between Hallett Cove and Willunga. The Seaford railway line continues from Hallett Cove along a different alignment before rejoining the route of the old line between Seaford Road and Griffiths Drive. The original corridor remains as the long Coast to Vines Rail Trail. There is some evidence of railway track remaining on this trail, notably near the South Road crossing at Hackham, the top of the Seaford Hill and a small section of track in a paddock adjacent to Victor Harbor Road, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which includes some of the most arid parts of the continent, and with 1.8 million people. It is the fifth-largest of the states and territories by population. This population is the second-most highly centralised in the nation after Western Australia, with more than 77% of South Australians living in the capital Adelaide or its environs. Other population centres in the state are relatively small; Mount Gambier, the second-largest centre, has a population of 26,878. South Australia shares borders with all the other mainland states. It is bordered to the west by Western Australia, to the north by the Northern Territory, to the north-east by Queensland, to the east by New South Wales, to the south-east by Victoria (state), Victoria, and to the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marino Railway Station, Adelaide
Marino railway station is located on the Seaford line. Situated in the southern Adelaide Adelaide ( , ; ) is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the list of cities in Australia by population, fifth-most populous city in Australia. The name "Adelaide" may refer to ei ... suburb of Marino, it is 18.3 kilometres from Adelaide station. In addition to serving the hillside Marino community, the station provides the rest of Adelaide with public transport access to a host of local amenities such as thMarino Community Hall(20M) and the Historic Kingston House (500M). The sporting clubSeacliff Hockey ClubSeacliff Tennis Clubare also within walking distance from the station (800M)Brighton Caravan Park(750M) is a popular beachside Caravan and Campground within 10 minutes walk from the Station. History Marino was opened in 1913 as the terminus of the Seaford line, until it was extended further south. The 1974-buil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
