Renmark railway station
Renmark | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Operated by | Australian National | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Barmera line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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| Status | Closed and mostly demolished | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1927 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1990 | ||||||||||
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Renmark railway station was located on the Barmera railway line. It served the town of Renmark, South Australia.
History
[edit]Renmark railway station opened in 1927 as the short lived terminus of the Brown's Well railway line, which was soon extended to Barmera with the first passenger train running on 1 August 1928.[1][2] The station consisted of a railway yard,[3] a main building and a platform.[4] The line through Renmark closed in 1990; most of the station yard has been demolished except for the goods crane.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Renmark to Barmera". Murray Pioneer and Australian River Record. Renmark, SA: National Library of Australia. 17 August 1928. p. 7. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "Renmark railway". The Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 29 January 1927. p. 11. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ RENMARK RAILWAY-STATION. Renmark railway station 19 February 1927
- ^ Renmark Railway Station
- ^ "River Memories # 10 - Renmark Railway Station". Geocaching. Retrieved 24 August 2024.