Eba railway station
Eba | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°04′05″S 139°34′38″E / 34.06808207686868°S 139.57714322052138°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | South Australian Railways 1878 - 1969 | ||||||||||
| Operated by | South Australian Railways 1878 - 1968 | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Morgan line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 159 Kilometres from Adelaide | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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| Status | Closed, mostly demolished | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 23 September 1878 | ||||||||||
| Closed | December 1968 | ||||||||||
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Eba railway station was located on the Morgan railway line in the South Australian locality of Eba.
History
[edit]Eba railway station opened on 23 September 1878 when the line from Kapunda was extended to the shipping port at Morgan. A railway siding was also provided. It was named after the friend of Richard MacDonnell, who was the governor of South Australia at that time. [1] Passenger services ended in December 1968 with the traffic on the line dwindling. The railway line finally closed in November 1969 with the line being dismantled. The platform was kept and turned into a highway stop. [2]
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.
- ^ Eba railway siding