Bower railway station, South Australia
Bower | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Owned by | South Australian Railways 1870 - 1969 | ||||||||||
| Operated by | South Australian Railways 1878 - 1968 | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Morgan line | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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| Status | Demolished | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 23 September 1878 | ||||||||||
| Closed | December 1968 | ||||||||||
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Bower railway station was located on the Morgan railway line in the town of Bower.
History
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Day, Alfred N. (1915). "Names of South Australian Railway Stations with Their Meanings and Derivations" (PDF). R. E. E. Rogers. Retrieved 1 August 2024.