Cooke Plains railway station was located in the town of Cooke Plains, about 137 kilometres from Adelaide station.
Cooke Plains | |||||||||||
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Former Australian National regional rail | |||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35°22′40″S 139°33′32″E / 35.3778°S 139.5590°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | South Australian Railways 1886 - 1978 Australian National 1978-1990 | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Adelaide-Wolseley | ||||||||||
Distance | 137 kilometres from Adelaide | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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Status | Closed and demolished | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 May 1886 | ||||||||||
Closed | 31 December 1990 | ||||||||||
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History
editCooke Plains station was located between Tailem Bend and Coomandook on the Adelaide-Wolseley line, and opened in 1886 as part of the extension from Nairne to Bordertown.[1] 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.[2] The original station was replaced with a smaller brick building and platform in later years. This station design was also used at other stations on the Tailem Bend-Wolseley section of the line. The station closed on 31 December 1990 upon cessation of all AN intrastate services in South Australia. It has since been demolished.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "THE OVERLAND RAILWAY". Adelaide Observer. Vol. XLIII, no. 2316. South Australia. 20 February 1886. p. 33. Retrieved 30 September 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Newland, Andrew; Quinlan, Howard (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 53. ISBN 0-909650-49-7.
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