Monteith railway station
Monteith | |||||||||||
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| Former Australian National regional rail | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 35°11′S 139°23′E / 35.18°S 139.38°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | South Australian Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Adelaide-Wolseley | ||||||||||
| Distance | 110 kilometres from Adelaide | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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| Status | Closed and demolished | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 May 1911 | ||||||||||
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Monteith railway station was located in the locality of Monteith, about 110 kilometres from Adelaide station.
History
[edit]Monteith station was located between Murray Bridge and Tailem Bend on the Adelaide to Wolseley line. 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.[1] After the town was established in 1909, a meeting was held by the residents where it was unanimously decided that a railway station was needed to serve the town.[2] While the townspeople wanted the station at the 66 mile (106 km) mark, SAR opted to build the station at the 68 mile (110 km) mark.[3] The station was opened for passengers on 1 May 1911, and for goods on 2 September 1911.[4] It was still listed as a stopping place in the July 1975 ANR public timetable. The CTC safeworking system was extended from Monarto South to Monteith on 1 November 1983. The station would've been closed before or as a result of AN's cessation of all intrastate passenger services in SA on 31 December 1990. on 2 September 1992, the crossing loop at the station site was closed. A new 1800m crossing loop was opened within the Monteith locality by the line's current owner, ARTC in 2011.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Newland, Andrew; Quinlan, Howard (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 53. ISBN 0-909650-49-7.
- ^ "MONTEITH SETTLEMENT". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXIV, no. 19, 548. South Australia. 8 July 1909. p. 6. Retrieved 29 September 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "RAILWAY SIDING AT MONTEITH". Daily Herald. Vol. 1, no. 134. South Australia. 9 August 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 29 September 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "NEW RAILWAY SIDING". The Observer. Vol. LXVIII, no. 5, 348. South Australia. 2 September 1911. p. 17. Retrieved 29 September 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Ministerial Press Release: Economic stimulus: New passing loop at Monteith completed". ARTC. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
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