Morphett Vale is a closed railway station in Adelaide, South Australia. A station master was appointed in 1915 but it was an unattended crossing station since 1957.[citation needed] Facilities were available for the handling of casks of wine, as this area was mainly covered in vineyards.
Morphett Vale railway station | |||||||||||
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 Site of former Morphett Vale Railway Station, October 2015 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°07′28″S 138°31′48″E / 35.12432°S 138.52996°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | South Australian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | South Australian Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Willunga railway line | ||||||||||
| Train operators | South Australian Railways | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 January 1915 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1969 | ||||||||||
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It is now disused, the entire Willunga railway line having been dismantled in 1972 and now replaced by the Coast to Vines Rail Trail.
References
edit- Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin No 336, October 1965
External links
edit- Last train through Morphett Vale before the line's closure, May 1969.
- Railcar crossing over Bains Road, circa 1930
- Aerial view of the Emu Winery, early 1950s.
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