Hackham Railway Station
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Hackham railway station was a
railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...
on the
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 su ...
serving Hackham,
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
. The station had a raised passenger platform during the passenger transport days of this line. The crossing was protected by flashing lights. The entire line was dismantled in 1972 and the stop is now a picnic stop on the
Coast to Vines Rail Trail The Coast to Vines rail trail is a rail trail in the Australian state of South Australia following the course of the disused Willunga railway line in the southern suburbs of Adelaide. It is open to pedestrians and cyclists, and runs for 34  ...
.


References

*Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin No 336, October 1965 Disused railway stations in South Australia Railway stations in Australia opened in 1915 Railway stations in Australia closed in 1969 {{SouthAustralia-railstation-stub