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Sherlock railway station

Coordinates: 35°19′05″S 139°48′06″E / 35.31807367631159°S 139.8017810234629°E / -35.31807367631159; 139.8017810234629
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Sherlock
General information
LocationRailway Terrace, Sherlock, South Australia
Coordinates35°19′05″S 139°48′06″E / 35.31807367631159°S 139.8017810234629°E / -35.31807367631159; 139.8017810234629
Operated bySouth Australian Railways
Line(s)Pinnaroo line
Distance132 kilometres from Adelaide
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusClosed, mostly demolished
History
OpenedJanuary 1913
Closed1968
Services
Preceding station Aurizon Following station
Moorlands
towards Adelaide
Pinnaroo railway line, South Australia Peake
towards Panitya

Sherlock railway station was located on the Pinnaroo railway line. It served the town of Sherlock, South Australia.

History

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Sherlock railway station opened in January 1913 on the railway line from Tailem Bend to Pinnaroo. The station had its own station master provided, along with a railway siding and an office for the station master. [1] The station closed to regular passengers in 1968 [2] and the line became disused in July 2015. [3][4]

References

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  1. ^ SHERLOCK RAILWAY SIDING 1 January 1913
  2. ^ Pinnaroo line
  3. ^ Freight Study & Rail Operations Investigation Archived 16 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine Flywheel Advisory 17 November 2014
  4. ^ Strathearn, Peri (21 May 2015). "End of line for Murraylands, Mallee grain trains". The Murray Valley Standard. Fairfax Regional Media. Retrieved 4 August 2015.