Long Plains railway station

Long Plains
Long Plains railway station about 1918
General information
Coordinates	34.3561°S 138.3776°E / -34.3561; 138.3776
Owned by	South Australian Railways then Australian National Railways Commission
Line(s)	Adelaide-Port Augusta
Distance	75.7 kilometres (47.0 miles) 77.4 kilometres by rail from Adelaide
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Status	Demolished
History
Opened	20 April 1917
Services
Preceding station Australian Rail Track Corporation Following station Calomba towards Adelaide Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line Avon towards Port Augusta

Long Plains railway station was located on the Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line serving the small township of Long Plains in South Australia.

History

Long Plains railway station opened on 20 April 1917. The government-owned South Australian Railways started to build the broad-gauge Salisbury–Long Plains line, branching off the Main North line, in 1915; it was completed in 1917. The line was later extended to Redhill from 1917 to 1925, and again from there to Port Pirie in 1937. In the latter year, the Commonwealth Railways extended its standard gauge Trans-Australian Railway line from Port Augusta south to Port Pirie. The line was converted from 1600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge to 1435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge in 1982.

Closure

Regular passenger services to Port Pirie ceased in the early 1980s, after which the station was demolished. No trace of the facilities remain.