Condowie railway station
Condowie | |||||||||||
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| Operated by | Australian National | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Kadina-Brinkworth line | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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| Status | Closed and demolished | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 2 July 1894 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1968 (passengers) 20 February 1990 (freight) | ||||||||||
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Condowie railway station was located on the Kadina-Brinkworth railway line in the locality of Condowie, South Australia.
History
[edit]Condowie station opened on 2 July 1894 when the railway line was extended from Snowtown to Brinkworth as narrow gauge.[1] The line through Condowie was gauge converted to 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) on 1 August 1927.[2] The station closed to regular passengers by 1972.[3] The line through Condowie closed on 20 February 1990; there is no longer any trace of the station.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Snowtown, a Railway Crossroads". Snowtown Museum. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Railways – Gladstone SA". Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Interactive Maps of Railways and Colonisation in South Australia". railmapsa.au. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ Quinlan, Howard; Newland, John (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 56, 58. ISBN 0-909650-49-7.