Murray Bridge railway station is located on the Adelaide to Wolseley line serving the South Australian town of Murray Bridge.[1]
Murray Bridge | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Journey Beyond Rail regional rail | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Station building and entrance, January 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Railway Terrace, Murray Bridge | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°07′01″S 139°16′01″E / 35.117°S 139.267°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Journey Beyond | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Adelaide-Wolseley | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 96.60 kilometres from Adelaide | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||||||||||||
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History
editMurray Bridge station was opened in 1880s as part of the Adelaide-Wolseley railway line. 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] It was operated by South Australian Railways, in March 1978 it was transferred to Australian National and in July 1998 to the Australian Rail Track Corporation.
Services
editThe only passenger rail service which stops at the station is Journey Beyond's twice weekly Overland service operating between Adelaide and Melbourne.[3]
References
edit- ^ Monarto South - Monteith track diagram SA Track & Signal
- ^ Newland, Andrew; Quinlan, Howard (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 53. ISBN 0-909650-49-7.
- ^ The Overland Timetable 3 January 2021 Journey Beyond