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Plympton | |
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 The abandoned remains of the Plympton railway station (2011) | |
| General information | |
| Location | Long Street, Plympton, South Australia |
| Coordinates | 34°57′33″S 138°33′20″E / 34.95913414717559°S 138.55548090718497°E |
| Operated by | South Australian Railways |
| Line(s) | Holdfast Bay line |
| Distance | 7.1 kilometres from Adelaide |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Tracks | 1 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Ground |
| Other information | |
| Status | Closed, mostly demolished |
| History | |
| Opened | 24 May 1880 |
| Closed | December 1929 |
Plympton railway station was located on the Holdfast Bay railway line. It served the suburb of Plympton, South Australia.
History
[edit]Plympton railway station opened on 24 May 1880 and was one of the original stations along the Holdfast Bay railway line to Glenelg. [1] It was originally operated by the Holdfast Bay Railway Company but it was soon incorporated by the Adelaide, Glenelg & Suburban Railway Company in 1882. That company was soon acquired by South Australian Railways by 1914. In 1924, William A. Webb, the railways commissioner, proposed that the two Glenelg railways be given to the Municipal Tramways Trust (MTT) and be converted from steam railways into electric tramways. The government, following Webb's recommendation, acquired both railways and electrified the Glenelg railway line (now the Glenelg tram line). On the day when the conversion was completed in December 1929, South Australian Railways stopped running trains on the Holdfast Bay line. After the closure, the MTT began the operation of bus services from the city to Plympton.
Most of the line and infrastructure was removed. The only remnant of the station that remains is the platform. A plaque was laid at the site commemorating the Station and the railway heritage from 1880 to 1929. [2]
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