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Bower railway station, South Australia

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Bower
General information
Owned bySouth Australian Railways 1870 - 1969
Operated bySouth Australian Railways 1878 - 1968
Line(s)Morgan line
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusDemolished
History
Opened23 September 1878
ClosedDecember 1968
Services
Preceding station South Australian Railways Following station
Sutherlands
towards Adelaide
Morgan railway line Mount Mary
towards Morgan

Bower railway station was located on the Morgan railway line in the town of Bower.

History

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Bower railway Station opened on 23 September 1878 when the Kapunda railway line was extended to the shipping port at Morgan. It was named after Hon. David Bower, at one time Commissioner of Public Works of South Australia.[1] Regular passenger services ceased in December 1968 with the traffic on the line dwindling. The line was closed in November 1969. There is no longer any trace of the station.

References

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  1. ^ Day, Alfred N. (1915). "Names of South Australian Railway Stations with Their Meanings and Derivations" (PDF). R. E. E. Rogers. Retrieved 1 August 2024.