Balhannah railway station

Balhannah railway station is a disused railway station on the Adelaide-Wolseley line. The station is in the Adelaide Hills town of Balhannah, and is located 45.8 kilometres from Adelaide station at an elevation of 339 metres.

Balhannah
Former Australian National regional rail
General information
Location	Australia
Coordinates	34.996°S 138.8293°E / -34.996; 138.8293
Operated by	South Australian Railways
Line(s)	Adelaide-Wolseley
Distance	45.8 kilometres from Adelaide
Platforms	3
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Status	Closed
History
Opened	1883
Closed	1964
Services
Preceding station Australian Rail Track Corporation Following station Ambleside towards Adelaide Adelaide-Wolseley railway line Mount Barker Junction towards Serviceton Preceding station South Australian Railways Following station Terminus Mount Pleasant railway line Oakbank towards Mount Pleasant

History

The station opened in April 1883, originally with three platforms, the main platform of which had a weatherboard signal cabin, ticket office and the resident engineers office, like the one at Ambleside. It served as the junction station for the Mount Pleasant railway line between 1918 and 1964.

The island platform had a shelter shed, this smaller platform has been removed but is unclear when, probably around 1995. The goods platform and goods shed still remain. The yard layout has been rationalised in recent years, with the removal of the dead end siding at the eastern end of the yard, and the conversion of the goods siding to a dead-end siding, now used to stable track machines. The 80-90 metre long platform has since been fenced off due to safety and vandalism.

References

• Callaghan GH. "The overland railway." ARHS NSW. St James, 1992.