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Pikkara railway station

Coordinates: 35°13′32″S 138°33′16″E / 35.22566°S 138.55437°E / -35.22566; 138.55437
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Pikkara
General information
LocationMcMurtrie Road, McLaren Vale
South Australia
Australia
Coordinates35°13′32″S 138°33′16″E / 35.22566°S 138.55437°E / -35.22566; 138.55437
Owned bySouth Australian Railways
Operated bySouth Australian Railways
Line(s)Willunga railway line
Train operatorsSouth Australian Railways
History
Opened20 January 1915 (1915-01-20)
Closed1969 (1969)
Services
Preceding station South Australian Railways Following station
McLaren Vale
towards Adelaide
Willunga railway line Taringa
towards Willunga

km
0.0
Adelaide
21.4
Hallett Cove
Hallett Cove (original site)
1915–74
Patpa
26.4
Happy Valley
28.2
Reynella
29.6
Pimpala
30.8
Coorara
32.2
Morphett Vale
Yetto
34.5
Hackham
Korro
38.9
Noarlunga
Seaford Meadows
Seaford
Moana
to Aldinga
(corridor reserved)
Tuni
McLaren Vale
Pikkara
Willunga

Pikkara is a closed railway station in Adelaide, South Australia. It was a ground level stopping place during the passenger transport days of this line, and a 1965 reference mentioned that it was no longer used at that date.[citation needed] It was located just north of McMurtrie Road on the southeastern outskirts of McLaren Vale.[1]

The stop is now completely disused, the entire Willunga railway line having been dismantled in 1972 and later replaced with the Coast to Vines Rail Trail.

References

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  1. ^ "Coast to Vines rail Trail" (PDF). Railtrails Australia. January 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2016 – via City of Onkaparinga.
  • Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin No 336, October 1965