Balyarta railway station
Balyarta | |||||||||||
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| Former Australian National regional rail | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 35°05′38″S 138°59′15″E / 35.0940°S 138.9874°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | South Australian Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Adelaide-Wolseley | ||||||||||
| Distance | 66 kilometres from Adelaide | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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| Status | Closed | ||||||||||
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Balyarta railway station was a ground-level stopping place located on the Adelaide to Wolseley line serving the South Australian locality of Balyarta.[1]
History
[edit]Balyarta station was located between Petwood and Callington on the Adelaide to Wolseley line, being marked with a shed. The line opened in stages: on 14 March 1883 from Adelaide to Aldgate, on 28 November 1883 to Nairne, on 1 May 1886 to Bordertown and on 19 January 1887 to Serviceton.[2] It was operated by South Australian Railways and in March 1978 it was transferred to Australian National. A siding was provided, allowing trains to cross each other at this location. The station was still listed as a stopping place in the ANR public timetable in July 1976. A derailment occurred while two goods trains passed each other at Balyarta on 22 June 1977, with the siding being closed afterwards.[3] In 1995, the line was converted to standard gauge. There is no longer any trace of the station.
References
[edit]- ^ Monarto South - Monteith track diagram SA Track & Signal
- ^ Newland, Andrew; Quinlan, Howard (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 53. ISBN 0-909650-49-7.
- ^ Pearce, Kenn (2000). Australian Railway Disasters. IPL Books. p. 200.
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