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Paskeville railway station

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Paskeville
General information
LocationRailway Terrace, Paskeville, South Australia
Operated byAustralian National
Line(s)Balaklava-Moonta line
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusDemolished
History
Opened1878
Closed1968
Services
Preceding station Australian National Railways Commission Following station
Melton
towards Balaklava
Balaklava-Moonta railway line Kadina
towards Moonta

Paskeville railway station was located on the Balaklava-Moonta railway line. It served the town of Paskeville, South Australia.

History

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Opening

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Paskeville railway station opened in 1878 with the opening of the railway line from Port Wakefield to Kadina.[1][2] It consisted of a railway yard [3] and a railway siding.[4] It had also had a goods shed but it was burnt down and never rebuilt.[5] A railway line was proposed to run from Paskeville to the town of Maitland but it was never built.[6]

Closure and demolition

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The station closed to regular passenger use in 1968.[7] In 1978, the station and all associated infrastructure was included in the transfer of South Australian Railways to Australian National. The railway line from Balaklava to Paskeville closed on 4 April 1984 but the line from Kadina to Paskeville remained open until 14 March 1990.[8] The railway line and station was completely removed.

Present day

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As of 2024, the goods crane and the station sign are the only evidence of the station remaining.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "THE PORT WAKEFIELD AND KADINA RAILWAY". South Australian Register. Vol. XLIII, no. 9953. South Australia. 8 October 1878. p. 6. Retrieved 24 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ Paskeville Home Page
  3. ^ PASKEVILLE STATION YARD. 10 September 1907
  4. ^ PASKEVILLE AND KULPARA. 18 September 1907
  5. ^ PASKEVILLE 4 March 1904
  6. ^ searchTerm=Paskeville%20railway%20station Paskeville-Maitland Railway 2 June 1924
  7. ^ Railways and Colonisation in South Australia
  8. ^ Quinlan, Howard; Newland, John (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 56–58. ISBN 0-909650-49-7.
  9. ^ Paskeville Railway Station